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         Williams, Edward, fl. 1650.
      
       
         
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             Virginia, more especially the south part thereof, richly and truly valued viz. the fertile Carolana, and no lesse excellent Isle of Roanoak, of latitude from 31 to 37 degr. relating the meanes of raysing infinite profits to the adventurers and planters.
             Williams, Edward, fl. 1650.
             Ferrar, John, d. 1657.
             Goddard, John, fl. 1645-1671.
          
           
             The second edition,
          
           [12], 47, [14], 75, [3] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., map.
           
             Printed by T.H. for John Stephenson ...,
             London :
             1650.
          
           
             The first part of this "second edition" appeared in two previous editions: Virgo triumphans; or, Virginia richly and truly valued, and, Virgo triumphans; or, Virginia in generall but the south part thereof in particular. Both had imprint: London : Printed by T. Harper for J. Stephenson, 1650, and both lacked the map by John Ferrar. Cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints.
             The second part, or "addition," has special t.p.: Virginia's discovery of silke-vvormes, with their benefit ... London : Printed by T.H. for John Stephenson ..., 1650.
             A third edition appeared in 1651, with title: Virginia in America richly valued ...
             Quartich (General catalogue, v. 5, p. 2991-2992) says that John Farrer (or Ferrar), who is referred to in the preface, supplied Williams with the material for this work, and describes Ferrar's own copy of the 1st edition, with his marginalia and a drawing of a map dated 1650. Quartich also says that no map was issued with the 1st and 2nd editions, but that Ferrar's design was engraved in 1651 for the 3rd edition. However, this photographed copy of the 1650 2nd edition does contain the 1651 map, which was engraved by John Goddard.
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           Sericulture -- Virginia.
           Wine and wine making -- Virginia.
           South Carolina -- Description and travel.
           North Carolina -- Description and travel.
           Southern States -- Description and travel.
           Virginia -- Description and travel.
           Roanoke Island (N.C.)
        
      
    
     
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               VIRGINIA
               :
               More
               especially
               the
               South
               part
               thereof
               ,
               Richly
               and
               truly
               valued
               :
               viz.
               
            
             
               The
               fertile
               Carolana
               ,
               and
               no
               lesse
               excellent
               Isle
               of
               Roanoak
               ,
               of
               Latitude
               from
               31.
               to
               37.
               
               Degr.
               relating
               the
               meanes
               of
               raysing
               infinite
               profits
               to
               the
               Adventurers
               and
               Planters
               .
            
             
               The
               second
               Edition
               ,
               with
               Addition
               of
               THE
               DISCOVERY
               OF
               SILKWORMS
               ,
               with
               their
               benefit
               .
            
             
               And
               Implanting
               of
               Mulberry
               Trees
               .
            
             
               ALSO
               The
               Dressing
               of
               Vines
               ,
               for
               the
               rich
               Trade
               of
               making
               Wines
               in
               VIRGINIA
               .
            
             
               Together
               with
               The
               making
               of
               the
               Saw-mill
               ,
               very
               usefull
               in
               Virginia
               ,
               for
               cutting
               of
               Timber
               and
               Clapbord
               to
               build
               withall
               ,
               and
               its
               Conversion
               to
               many
               as
               profitable
               Uses
               .
            
             
               By
               
                 E.
                 W.
              
               Gent.
               
            
             
               LONDON
               ,
               Printed
               by
               
                 T.
                 H.
              
               for
               
                 Iohn
                 Stephenson
              
               ,
               at
               the
               Signe
               of
               the
               Sun
               below
               Ludgate
               .
               1650.
               
            
          
           
             
             
             
               To
               the
               worthy
               Gentlemen
               ,
               Adventurers
               and
               Planters
               in
               VIRGINIA
               .
            
             
               
                 My
                 loving
                 Friends
                 :
              
            
             
               I
               Thought
               it
               convenient
               heere
               briefly
               to
               minde
               ●ou
               of
               those
               Necessaries
               ,
               that
               if
               wanted
               there
               ,
               would
               greatly
               prove
               your
               prejudice
               ,
               and
               render
               you
               obnoxiou●
               to
               many
               evils
               ,
               which
               are
               these
               .
            
             
               
                 Necessaries
                 for
                 Planters
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 Aparell
                 :
                 Provide
                 each
                 man
                 1.
                 
                 M●nm●uth
                 Cap
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                 Wa●●●oat
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                 Suit
                 of
                 Canvase
                 ,
                 B●nds
                 ,
                 Shirts
                 ,
                 Shooes
                 ,
                 Stockings
                 ,
                 C●nvase
                 to
                 make
                 sheets
                 ,
                 with
                 Bed
                 and
                 Bolster
                 to
                 till
                 in
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                 Rugge
                 ,
                 and
                 Blankets
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 Armes
                 :
                 Provide
                 1.
                 
                 Suit
                 of
                 compleat
                 light
                 Armour
                 ,
                 and
                 each
                 man
                 1.
                 
                 Sword
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                 Mu●ket
                 or
                 Fowling
                 Peece
                 ,
                 with
                 Powder
                 and
                 Shot
                 convenient
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 Houshold
                 stuffe
                 :
                 Provide
                 one
                 gre●t
                 Iron
                 Pot
                 ,
                 large
                 and
                 small
                 Kettles
                 ,
                 Skellets
                 ,
                 Frying
                 pannes
                 ,
                 Gridiron
                 ,
                 Spit
                 ,
                 Platters
                 ,
                 Dishes
                 ,
                 Spo●ns
                 ,
                 Knives
                 ,
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 Spice
                 ,
                 Fruit
                 ,
                 ●nd
                 Strong
                 water
                 at
                 Sea
                 for
                 sicke
                 men
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 Tools
                 :
                 Provide
                 H●wes
                 br●●d
                 and
                 n●rrow
                 ,
                 Axes
                 broad
                 and
                 narrow
                 ,
                 Handsawes
                 ,
                 two-hand-sawes
                 ,
                 Whipsaws
                 ,
                 Hammers
                 ,
                 Shovels
                 ,
                 Spades
                 ,
                 Augors
                 ,
                 Piercers
                 ,
                 Gimblets
                 ,
                 Hatchets
                 ,
                 Hand-bills
                 ,
                 Frowes
                 to
                 cleave
                 pale
                 ,
                 Pickaxes
                 ,
                 Nayls
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                 Grindstone
                 ,
                 Nets
                 ,
                 Hooks
                 ,
                 Lines
                 ,
                 Plowes
                 :
                 All
                 which
                 accommodation
                 wherewith
                 each
                 to
                 be
                 well
                 furnished
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 hi●
                 Transportation
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 is
                 ordinarily
                 
                 6l
                 .
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 3l
                 .
                 a
                 tun
                 his
                 goods
                 ,
                 may
                 amount
                 unto
                 
                 20l.
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 charges
                 .
              
            
             
               Nor
               needs
               the
               carefull
               Adventurer
               much
               doubt
               what
               Wares
               may
               prove
               his
               profit
               there
               .
               For
               any
               Commodities
               of
               this
               Country
               are
               good
               Merchandize
               transported
               thither
               .
               viz.
               Strong
               waters
               ,
               Haberdashers
               wares
               ,
               Ironmongers
               wares
               ,
               Drapers
               wares
               ,
               Stationers
               wares
               ,
               and
               many
               other
               wares
               which
               those
               ste●ill
               witted
               Americans
               doe
               easily
               admire
               .
               But
               your
               judgements
               are
               sufficient
               .
               And
               likewise
               I
               have
               further
               discovered
               them
               in
               the
               insuing
               Treatise
               of
               the
               Incomparable
               VIRGINIA
               .
               So
               wishing
               you
               all
               prosperous
               happinesse
               and
               happy
               prosperity
               heere
               ,
               and
               i●
               the
               world
               to
               come
               eternall
               blisse
               ,
               I
               rest
            
             
               
                 Your
                 faithfull
                 Servant
                 ,
                 E.
                 W.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
             
               To
               the
               Supreme
               Authority
               of
               ●his
               Nation
               ,
               The
               Parliament
               of
               ENGLAND
               .
            
             
               
                 Right
                 Honorable
                 :
              
            
             
               
                 THis
                 Dedication
                 in
                 it selfe
                 unworthy
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 an
                 addr●sse
                 to
                 your
                 Grand●urs
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 fo●●e
                 too
                 d●ad
                 in
                 sh●ddow
                 ●o
                 approach
                 neer●
                 you●
                 m●st
                 vigo●ous
                 luster
                 ,
                 repos●s
                 it selfe
                 y●t
                 upon
                 a
                 co●fidence
                 that
                 in
                 imitation
                 of
                 that
                 God
                 of
                 whom
                 you
                 are
                 in
                 power
                 the
                 proper
                 Representatives
                 who
                 vo●chsafed
                 grac●ously
                 to
                 accept
                 a
                 poore
                 paire
                 of
                 Turtles
                 from
                 those
                 whose
                 abilities
                 could
                 not
                 ascend
                 to
                 a
                 more
                 rich
                 oblation
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 be
                 pleased
                 to
                 cast
                 a
                 favourable
                 aspect
                 upon
                 this
                 humble
                 offering
                 ,
                 as
                 proceeding
                 from
                 a
                 gratefull
                 cleere
                 and
                 sincere
                 inten●ion●
                 whose
                 desire
                 being
                 strongly
                 passionate
                 to
                 present
                 Your
                 Honours
                 with
                 s●mething
                 more
                 worthy
                 the
                 ●uspice
                 of
                 a
                 beginning
                 Yeare
                 ,
                 is
                 circum●cribed
                 by
                 a
                 narrownesse
                 of
                 abilities
                 and
                 fortunes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 indeed
                 my
                 lownesse
                 had
                 prompted
                 me
                 to
                 have
                 found
                 out
                 a
                 more
                 humble
                 Patron
                 for
                 this
                 Treatise
                 ;
                 but
                 since
                 the
                 Interest
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 you
                 have
                 so
                 happily
                 restored
                 to
                 its
                 just
                 and
                 native
                 liberty
                 is
                 the
                 principall
                 ayme
                 intended
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 publick
                 acknowledgement
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 unites
                 in
                 this
                 common
                 testimony
                 ,
                 That
                 God
                 hath
                 subscribed
                 to
                 all
                 your
                 Heroick
                 and
                 Christian
                 undertakings
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 broad
                 se●l
                 of
                 Victory●
                 with
                 his
                 owne
                 field
                 word
                 ,
              
               Go
               on
               and
               prosper
               :
               
                 led
                 you
                 through
                 the
                 red
                 sea
                 of
                 bloud
                 into
                 the
                 Land
                 of
              
               Canaan
               ,
               
                 into
                 the
                 Harvest
                 and
                 Vintage
                 of
              
               Israel
               ,
               since
               Pharoah
               
                 and
                 his
                 mighty
                 ones
                 have
                 been
                 swallowed
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 rapid
                 current
                 in
                 the
                 hideous
                 cataracts
                 of
                 their
                 ambitious
                 opposition●
                 and
                 have
                 by
                 loud
                 and
                 convincing
                 testimonies
                 (
                 t●stimonies
                 attracting
                 the
                 admiration
                 of
                 your
                 friends
                 ,
                 and
                 confounding
                 the
                 malice
                 of
                 your
                 enemies
                 )
                 made
                 it
                 a
                 blessed
                 object
                 of
                 your
                 consideration
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 preservation
                 and
                 fix●re
                 requires
                 a
                 bl●ssing
                 no
                 lesse
                 sub●ime
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 vertue
                 
                 no
                 lesse
                 exalted
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 acquisition
                 and
                 tenure
                 of
                 conquests
                 ,
                 made
                 good
                 in
                 the
                 eyes
                 of
                 Christendome
                 by
                 vindicating
                 the
                 English
                 Honour
                 upon
                 the
                 Brittish
                 Ocean
                 with
                 a
                 ●uiss●n●
                 Navy
                 ,
                 a
                 formid●ble
                 subject
                 of
                 am●zment
                 to
                 the
                 Forraine
                 Enemies
                 of
                 your
              
               Sion
               ,
               
                 by
                 a
                 strong
                 winged
                 prosecution
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 Assass●nates
                 ,
                 a
                 spacious
                 lettred
                 ex●mple
                 to
                 teach
                 English
                 Mutineers
                 what
                 they
                 may
                 expect
                 by
                 the
                 red
                 sentence
                 of
                 justice
                 upon
                 Irish
                 Rebells
                 :
                 All
                 indeavours
                 holding
                 forth
                 the
                 way
                 to
                 improve
                 the
                 interest
                 of
                 this
                 Nation
                 ,
                 are
                 improperly
                 addressed
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 then
                 your selves
                 ,
                 who
                 as
                 you
                 have
                 been
                 the
                 unexampled
                 instruments
                 of
                 our
                 unpini●nd
                 liber●y
                 ,
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 sole
                 Iudges
                 of
                 whatsoever
                 may
                 relate
                 to
                 our
                 future
                 felicity
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 We
                 should
                 have
                 suspected
                 the
                 sincerity
                 of
                 History
                 in
                 its
                 delineation
                 of
                 the
                 Maj●sty
                 which
                 sat
                 upon
                 that
              
               August
               ,
               
                 and
                 venerable
                 Roman
                 Senats
                 ,
                 after
                 having
                 made
                 the
                 Land
                 tremble
                 under
                 the
                 terrour
                 of
                 their
                 Armies
                 ,
                 the
                 sea
                 to
                 labour
                 under
                 the
                 burthen
                 of
                 their
                 numerous
                 Navies
                 ,
                 after
                 having
                 delivered
                 all
                 power
                 oppressing
                 the
                 universall
                 liberty
                 to
                 the
                 revenging
                 beak
                 of
                 their
                 victorious
                 Eagles
                 and
                 minted
                 the
                 Governments
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 by
                 the
                 Rom●n
                 Standard
                 ;
                 had
                 not
                 the
                 Concentricity
                 of
                 your
                 undertakings
                 had
                 not
                 th●
                 Homogeniousnesse
                 of
                 your
                 actions
                 and
                 felicity
                 ,
                 vindicated
                 and
                 asserted
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 a●tiquity
                 ,
                 and
                 raysed
                 your
                 rep●tations
                 upon
                 so
                 high
                 a
                 wing
                 of
                 glory
                 ,
                 that
                 Posterity
                 will
                 be
                 lost
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 mist
                 of
                 jealousie
                 and
                 incredulity
                 of
                 your
                 owne
                 augustnesse
                 ,
                 yet
                 for
                 ever
                 want
                 the
                 revivall
                 of
                 such
                 examples
                 the
                 restauration
                 of
                 such
                 presidents
                 to
                 confirme
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 you
                 may
                 in
                 all
                 things
                 either
                 parallell
                 or
                 tr●nscend
                 that
                 Romane
                 greatnesse
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 you
                 are
                 the
                 inimitable
                 exemplary
                 ,
                 who
                 inriched
                 the
                 heart
                 and
                 strengthned
                 the
                 armes
                 of
                 their
                 Dominions
                 by
                 dispersing
                 Colonies
                 in
                 all
                 Angles
                 of
                 their
                 Empire
                 ,
                 Your
                 pious
                 care
                 hath
                 already
                 layd
                 a
                 most
                 signall
                 foundation
                 by
                 inviting
                 incouragements
                 to
                 undertakers
                 of
                 that
                 nature
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 pursuit
                 whereof
                 le●
                 me
                 beg
                 the
                 liberty
                 in
                 this
                 Paper
                 ,
                 under
                 your
                 Honours
                 Patronage
                 to
                 publish
                 the
                 many
                 pressing
                 and
                 convincing
                 reasons
                 which
                 have
                 and
                 may
                 induce
                 you
                 to
                 prosecute
                 a
                 designe
                 of
                 such
                 universall
                 concernment
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 It
                 will
                 disburthen
                 this
                 Nation
                 of
                 many
                 indigent
                 persons
                 ,
                 who
                 having
                 formerly
                 perhaps
                 enjoyed
                 a
                 fuln●sse
                 of
                 abused
                 or
                 forfeyted
                 plenty
                 ,
                 &
                 at
                 the
                 present
                 reduced
                 to
                 an
                 in●quality
                 of
                 such
                 subsistence
                 ,
                 are
                 commonly
                 prompted
                 to
                 their
                 own●
                 and
                 other
                 me●s
                 ruine
                 by
                 making
                 the
                 high
                 wayes
                 (
                 which
                 should
                 be
                 as
                 publike
                 and
                 inviolable
                 a
                 sanctuary
                 as
                 the
                 most
                 sacred
                 places
                 )
                 an
                 ambuscado
                 to
                 innocent
                 Travellers
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 interruption
                 of
                 passages
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 commonly
                 occasioned
                 a
                 decay
                 and
                 disincouragement
                 of
                 commerce
                 ,
                 and
                 dayly
                 examples
                 informe
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 Prisons
                 at
                 present
                 are
                 almost
                 as
                 full
                 of
                 criminall
                 as
                 indebted
                 persons
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 It
                 will
                 take
                 off
                 all
                 Parish
                 charges
                 ,
                 in
                 providing
                 for
                 destitute
                 Minors
                 and
                 Orphans
                 ,
                 whereof
                 there
                 are
                 at
                 present
                 a
                 burthensom●
                 mul●itude
                 ,
                 wherby
                 the
                 Parishes
                 so
                 freed
                 ,
                 may
                 with
                 greater
                 alacrity
                 and
                 ability
                 ,
                 part
                 with
                 contributory
                 moneys
                 to
                 maintain●
                 ,
                 recruite
                 ,
                 and
                 incourage
                 your
                 Armies
                 and
                 Navies
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Those
                 Orphans
                 so
                 provided
                 for
                 may
                 by
                 Gods
                 blessings
                 upon
                 their
                 labours
                 become
                 happy
                 and
                 wealthy
                 instruments
                 ,
                 advantagious
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 their
                 nativity
                 in
                 particular
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 whole
                 Nation
                 in
                 generall
                 .
                 Whereas
                 the
                 condition
                 of
                 their
                 birth
                 and
                 the
                 usuall
                 way
                 of
                 exposing
                 them
                 ,
                 makes
                 them
                 capable
                 of
                 no
                 more
                 gainfull
                 calling
                 then
                 that
                 of
                 day-labourers
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 frequent
                 hereditary
                 beggers
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Republick
                 in
                 its
                 present
                 constitution
                 abounding
                 with
                 so
                 dangerous
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 male
                 contents
                 ,
                 who
                 commonly
                 like
                 Shrubs
                 under
                 high
                 and
                 spreading
                 ●edars
                 ,
                 imagine
                 the
                 spacious
                 height
                 of
                 others
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 lownesse
                 ,
                 may
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 be
                 honourably
                 secured
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 men
                 removing
                 their
                 discontents
                 with
                 their
                 persons
                 ,
                 will
                 have
                 a
                 brave
                 and
                 ample
                 theater
                 to
                 make
                 their
                 merits
                 and
                 abilities
                 emergent
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 large
                 field
                 to
                 sow
                 and
                 reape
                 the
                 fruit
                 of
                 all
                 their
                 honest
                 industrious
                 and
                 publick
                 intentions
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 It
                 will
                 to
                 admiration
                 increase
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 Ships
                 and
                 Seamen
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 brazen
                 wall
                 of
                 this
                 Nation
                 )
                 all
                 materialls
                 to
                 advance
                 Navigation
                 ,
                 being
                 abundantly
                 to
                 be
                 furnished
                 out
                 of
                 those
                 Countries
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 more
                 ingenious
                 Passengers
                 by
                 conference
                 and
                 disputation
                 with
                 the
                 knowing
                 Mariner
                 ,
                 will
                 take
                 a
                 great
                 delight
                 ,
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 and
                 ambition
                 ,
                 to
                 attaine
                 to
                 the
                 Theory
                 of
                 that
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 lesse
                 capable
                 being
                 accustomed
                 and
                 assigned
                 to
                 an
                 usuall
                 part
                 in
                 the
                 toyle
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 instructed
                 by
                 the
                 ordinary
                 S●aman
                 ,
                 will
                 bee
                 brought
                 to
                 a
                 good
                 readinesse
                 therein
                 and
                 speedy
                 perfection
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 All
                 Materialls
                 for
                 shipping
                 ,
                 as
                 Timber
                 ,
                 Cordage
                 ,
                 Sailes
                 ,
                 Iron
                 ,
                 Brasse
                 ,
                 Ordnance
                 of
                 both
                 mettals
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 ever
                 else
                 we
                 are
                 necessitated
                 ●o
                 supply
                 our
                 wants
                 with
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 E●sterne
                 Countries
                 ,
                 who
                 make
                 it
                 not
                 unusuall
                 to
                 take
                 advantages
                 of
                 their
                 neighbours
                 necessitie
                 ,
                 and
                 often
                 times
                 upon
                 a
                 pre●ence
                 of
                 differen●e
                 or
                 misintelligence
                 betwixt
                 us
                 ,
                 embrace
                 an
                 occ●sion
                 to
                 over-rate
                 or
                 over-custome
                 their
                 commodities
                 ,
                 or
                 (
                 a
                 reall
                 quarrell
                 widening
                 )
                 sell
                 it
                 to
                 other
                 Nations
                 from
                 whence
                 we
                 are
                 forced
                 to
                 supply
                 our selves
                 at
                 a
                 second
                 or
                 third
                 Market
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 It
                 will
                 give
                 us
                 the
                 liberty
                 of
                 storing
                 a
                 grea●
                 part
                 of
                 Europe
                 with
                 a
                 larger
                 plenty
                 of
                 incomparably
                 better
                 fish
                 ,
                 th●n
                 the
                 Holander
                 hath
                 found
                 meanes
                 to
                 furnish
                 it
                 withall
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 make
                 us
                 in
                 no
                 long
                 tract
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 if
                 industriously
                 prosecu●ed
                 ,
                 equall
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 transcend
                 him
                 in
                 that
                 his
                 most
                 benificiall
                 staple
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 It
                 will
                 be
                 to
                 this
                 Common
                 wealth
                 a
                 standing
                 and
                 plentifull
                 Magazine
                 of
                 Wheat
                 ,
                 Rice
                 ,
                 Coleseed
                 ,
                 Rapeseed
                 ,
                 Flax
                 ,
                 Cotton
                 ,
                 Salt
                 ,
                 Pot-ashes
                 ,
                 Sope-ashes
                 ,
                 Sugars
                 ,
                 Wines
                 ,
                 Silke
                 ,
                 Olives
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 ever
                 single
                 is
                 the
                 staple
                 of
                 other
                 Nations
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 this
                 joyntly
                 collected
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 It
                 will
                 furnish
                 us
                 with
                 rich
                 Furrs
                 ,
                 Buffs
                 ,
                 Hides
                 ,
                 Tallow
                 ,
                 Biefe
                 ,
                 Po●k
                 ,
                 &c.
                 the
                 growth
                 and
                 increase
                 of
                 Cattell
                 in
                 this
                 Nation
                 ,
                 receiving
                 a
                 grand
                 interuption
                 and
                 stop
                 ,
                 by
                 killing
                 commonly
                 very
                 hopefull
                 yong
                 breed
                 to
                 furnish
                 our
                 markets
                 ,
                 or
                 store
                 our
                 shipping
                 ,
                 meerly
                 occasioned
                 by
                 want
                 of
                 ground
                 to
                 feed
                 them
                 ,
                 whereas
                 those
                 Provinces
                 afford
                 such
                 a
                 large
                 proportion
                 of
                 rich
                 ground
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 the
                 increase
                 of
                 this
                 or
                 the
                 succeeding
                 age
                 can
                 in
                 any
                 reasonable
                 probability
                 overfeed
                 the
                 Mo●ety
                 .
              
               
                 
                 10.
                 
                 By
                 it
                 many
                 of
                 your
                 Honours
                 Reformadoes
                 and
                 disbanded
                 souldiers
                 being
                 dismist
                 with
                 the
                 payment
                 of
                 such
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 arrears
                 as
                 your
                 owne
                 judgement
                 (
                 guided
                 by
                 the
                 rule
                 of
                 your
                 immense
                 disbursements
                 )
                 shall
                 thinke
                 a
                 convenient
                 recompence
                 ,
                 by
                 transporting
                 themselves
                 thither
                 may
                 change
                 their
                 desperate
                 fortunes
                 into
                 a
                 happy
                 ●ertainty
                 of
                 condition
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 contented
                 livelyhood
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 means
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 disburden
                 this
                 Republick
                 as
                 before
                 )
                 but
                 to
                 remove
                 all
                 those
                 clamors
                 usualy
                 disturbing
                 your
                 publick
                 consultations
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 win
                 upon
                 them
                 by
                 your
                 bounty
                 to
                 invert
                 all
                 those
                 fearfull
                 imprecations
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 they
                 would
                 (
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 in
                 them
                 lies
                 )
                 unblesse
                 your
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 into
                 a
                 joyfull
                 and
                 ferve●t
                 concurrence
                 of
                 prayers
                 to
                 the
                 Almighty
                 to
                 shoure
                 downe
                 blessings
                 upon
                 your
                 heads
                 ,
                 who
                 ,
                 next
                 under
                 him
                 ,
                 are
                 the
                 glorious
                 and
                 visible
                 instruments
                 of
                 their
                 increasing
                 happinesse
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 It
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 generous
                 and
                 moving
                 incouragement
                 to
                 all
                 industrious
                 and
                 publick
                 spirits
                 ,
                 to
                 imploy
                 those
                 parts
                 with
                 which
                 God
                 and
                 nature
                 hath
                 blessed
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 discovery
                 of
                 such
                 happy
                 inventions
                 as
                 m●y
                 drive
                 on
                 hopefull
                 designs
                 with
                 a
                 lesser
                 number
                 of
                 hands
                 then
                 is
                 usually
                 assigned
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 issues
                 of
                 the
                 brain
                 are
                 legitimate
                 and
                 geniall
                 to
                 beginning
                 Plantations
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 greatest
                 want
                 is
                 that
                 of
                 people
                 :
                 but
                 for
                 our
                 own
                 or
                 other
                 popular
                 Kingdoms
                 where
                 we
                 are
                 commonly
                 overprest
                 with
                 a
                 greater
                 multitude
                 of
                 l●bourers
                 then
                 imploy●rs
                 ,
                 by
                 much
                 l●sse
                 acceptable
                 ,
                 since
                 our
                 indigent
                 people
                 look
                 upon
                 such
                 Engins
                 meerly
                 as
                 Monoppolies
                 to
                 engrosse
                 their
                 livelihood
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 It
                 will
                 adde
                 a
                 very
                 considerable
                 increase
                 to
                 the
                 Revenue
                 of
                 your
                 Honours
                 own
                 Customs
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 shal
                 assume
                 the
                 liberty
                 in
                 all
                 humility
                 to
                 offer
                 up
                 to
                 your
                 more
                 advised
                 deliberation
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 supplement
                 to
                 your
                 incomes
                 ,
                 whether
                 such
                 mal●factors
                 a●
                 the
                 letter
                 of
                 the
                 law
                 dooms
                 to
                 death
                 ,
                 yet
                 leaves
                 a
                 latitude
                 for
                 extent
                 of
                 mercy
                 in
                 the
                 bosome
                 of
                 the
                 Judges
                 ,
                 whose
                 release
                 oftentimes
                 proves
                 not
                 only
                 ruinous
                 to
                 them
                 so
                 discharged
                 ,
                 since
                 not
                 seldome
                 they
                 returne
                 to
                 their
                 vomit
                 ,
                 but
                 pernicious
                 to
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 reinvaded
                 
                 by
                 their
                 insolencies
                 and
                 disorders
                 ,
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 made
                 instrumentally
                 serviceable
                 to
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 if
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 frequent
                 in
                 other
                 Countreys
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 are
                 condemned
                 to
                 the
                 Galli●s
                 )
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 reparation
                 for
                 their
                 crime
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 sentenced
                 to
                 serve
                 a
                 quantity
                 of
                 years
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 their
                 offences
                 ,
                 which
                 expired
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 enjoy
                 all
                 immunities
                 with
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 this
                 course
                 be
                 reduced
                 and
                 accustomed
                 to
                 a
                 regular
                 course
                 of
                 life
                 .
                 Of
                 these
                 a
                 thousand
                 transported
                 and
                 employed
                 by
                 an
                 understanding
                 improver
                 ,
                 would
                 by
                 their
                 labour
                 advance
                 an
                 income
                 of
                 forty
                 thousand
                 pounds
                 sterling
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 leaft
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 proportionably
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 number
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 That
                 all
                 these
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 inestim●ble
                 benefits
                 may
                 have
                 their
                 rise
                 ,
                 in●rease
                 ,
                 and
                 perfection
                 from
                 the
                 South
                 parts
                 of
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 a
                 Country
                 unquestionably
                 our
                 own
                 ,
                 devolved
                 to
                 us
                 by
                 a
                 just
                 title
                 ,
                 and
                 discovered
                 by
              
               John
               Cabot
               
                 at
                 the
                 English
                 exp●nces●
                 who
                 found
                 out
                 and
                 tooke
                 seisure
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 voluntary
                 submission
                 of
                 the
                 Natives
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 obedience
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 Continent
                 from
              
               Cape
               Florida
               
                 Northward
                 ,
                 the
                 excellen●
                 temper
                 of
                 the
                 aire
                 ,
                 the
                 large
                 proportion
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 the
                 incredible
                 richnesse
                 of
                 soile
                 ,
                 the
                 admirable
                 abundance
                 of
                 Mineraels
                 ,
                 vegetables
                 ,
                 medicinall
                 drugs
                 ,
                 timber
                 ,
                 scituation
                 ,
                 no
                 lesse
                 proper
                 for
                 all
                 European
                 commodities
                 ,
                 then
                 all
                 those
                 Staples
                 which
                 entitle
              
               China
               ,
               Persia
               ,
               
                 and
                 other
                 the
                 more
                 op●le●t
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 to
                 their
                 wealth
                 ,
                 reputation
                 ,
                 and
                 greatnes
                 (
                 besides
                 the
                 most
                 Christian
                 of
                 all
                 improvements
                 ,
                 the
                 converting
                 many
                 thousands
                 of
                 the
                 Natives
                 )
                 is
                 agreed
                 upon
                 by
                 all
                 who
                 have
                 ever
                 viewed
                 the
                 Country
                 :
                 To
                 which
                 the
                 judgement
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 incomparable
              
               Ralegh
               
                 may
                 be
                 a
                 convincing
                 assertion
                 ,
                 whose
                 preferring
                 of
                 that
                 Country
                 before
                 either
                 the
                 North
                 of
              
               Virginia
               or
               New-England
               ,
               
                 though
                 it
                 may
                 sufficiently
                 command
                 my
                 submission
                 and
                 acquiescence
                 ;
                 yet
                 for
                 more
                 particular
                 satisfaction
                 be
                 pleased
                 to
                 accept
                 these
                 reasons
                 for
                 such
                 prae●ation
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 apparent
                 danger
                 all
                 the
                 Colonies
                 may
                 be
                 in
                 if
                 this
                 be
                 not
                 possessed
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 ,
                 who
                 already
                 hath
                 seated
                 himself
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 Florida
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 Virginia
                 in
                 34
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 is
                 already
                 possessed
                 of
                 rich
                 silver
                 Mines
                 ,
                 and
                 will
                 no
                 doubt
                 vomit
                 his
                 fury
                 and
                 malice
                 upon
                 the
                 neighbour
                 Plantations
                 ,
                 if
                 a
                 prehabitation
                 anticipate
                 not
                 his
                 intentions
                 ,
                 which
                 backt
                 with
                 your
                 authority
                 ,
                 he
                 understands
                 too
                 much
                 of
                 your
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 too
                 sadly
                 acquainted
                 with
                 your
                 admirable
                 successes
                 and
                 generous
                 resolutions
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 sit
                 downe
                 by
                 any
                 affronts
                 offered
                 to
                 those
                 under
                 the
                 wings
                 of
                 your
                 protection
                 ,
                 to
                 attempt
                 any
                 thing
                 against
                 such
                 who
                 are
                 immediately
                 
                 your
                 owne
                 Colony
                 ,
                 lest
                 thereby
                 he
                 administers
                 matter
                 of
                 a
                 fire
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 his
                 own
                 fortunes
                 in
                 the
                 Indies
                 must
                 be
                 a
                 fewel
                 ,
                 and
                 himselfe
                 raked
                 up
                 in
                 its
                 ashes
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 But
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 Virginia
                 having
                 a
                 contiguous
                 Ledge
                 of
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 one
                 hundred
                 Ilands
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 those
                 the
                 incomparable
                 Roanoak
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 distance
                 from
                 the
                 Continent
                 that
                 the
                 ●le
                 of
                 Wight
                 is
                 from
                 Hamp●hire
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 hazardous
                 acce●se
                 to
                 Forrainers
                 ,
                 and
                 affording
                 a
                 secure
                 convenience
                 from
                 surprizall
                 by
                 the
                 Natives
                 ,
                 will
                 if
                 possessed
                 and
                 protected
                 by
                 your
                 power
                 ,
                 be
                 as
                 an
                 inoffensive
                 Nursery
                 to
                 receive
                 an
                 infant
                 Colony
                 ,
                 till
                 by
                 an
                 occasion
                 of
                 strength
                 and
                 number
                 ,
                 we
                 may
                 poure
                 our selves
                 from
                 thence
                 upon
                 the
                 Mayneland
                 ,
                 as
                 our
                 Ancestors
                 the
                 Saxons
                 from
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Tanet
                 into
                 Brittaine
                 .
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   It
                   dispences
                   a
                   moderate
                   equality
                   of
                   heat
                   and
                   cold
                   between
                   the
                   two
                   violent
                   extreams
                   thereof
                   in
                   Barbad●●s
                   and
                   
                     New
                     England
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     It
                     will
                     admit
                     of
                     all
                     things
                     producible
                     in
                     any
                     other
                     part
                     of
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     lying
                     in
                     the
                     same
                     Parallel
                     with
                  
                   China
                   ,
                   Persia
                   ,
                   Japan
                   ,
                   Cochinchina
                   ,
                   Candia
                   ,
                   Cyprus
                   ,
                   Sicily
                   ,
                   
                     the
                     Southern
                     parts
                     of
                  
                   Greece
                   ,
                   Spain
                   ,
                   Italy
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     the
                     opposite
                     Regions
                     of
                  
                   Africa
                   .
                
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 It
                 hath
                 besides
                 all
                 Timber
                 for
                 shipping
                 ,
                 the
                 best
                 and
                 reddest
                 Cedars
                 ,
                 and
                 Cypresse
                 trees
                 that
                 may
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 any
                 Countrey
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 planting
                 of
                 this
                 Collony
                 will
                 open
                 a
                 most
                 compendious
                 passage
                 to
                 the
                 discovery
                 of
                 those
                 more
                 opulent
                 Kingdomes
                 of
                 China
                 ,
                 Cochinchina
                 ,
                 Cathaya
                 ,
                 Japan
                 ,
                 the
                 Phillipines
                 ,
                 Summatra
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 those
                 beauteous
                 and
                 opulent
                 Provinces
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 Indies
                 ,
                 which
                 beyond
                 dispute
                 lye
                 open
                 to
                 those
                 Seas
                 which
                 wash
                 the
                 South-West
                 parts
                 of
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 through
                 whose
                 bosome
                 all
                 those
                 most
                 precious
                 commodities
                 which
                 enable
                 the
                 Chinesie
                 ,
                 Cathayan
                 ,
                 Persian
                 ,
                 and
                 Indostant
                 Empires
                 ,
                 may
                 more
                 conveniently
                 ,
                 speedily
                 ,
                 with
                 more
                 security
                 and
                 lesse
                 expences
                 be
                 transported
                 thence
                 from
                 Spawhawn●
                 or
                 other
                 remoter
                 Provinces
                 to
                 Gombroon
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 long
                 dangerous
                 and
                 expensive
                 ●aravane
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 Su●at
                 ,
                 where
                 when
                 arrived
                 the
                 doubling
                 of
                 the
                 Line
                 ,
                 Calentures
                 ,
                 Scurvies
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 long
                 train
                 of
                 diseases
                 and
                 Famine
                 attend
                 its
                 transportation
                 into
                 our
                 owne
                 Countrey
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Whereas
                 by
                 expandeing
                 our selves
                 to
                 both
                 sides
                 and
                 Seas
                 of
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 our
                 commerce
                 to
                 those
                 noble
                 Nations
                 lies
                 open
                 in
                 short
                 and
                 pleasant
                 voyages
                 to
                 the
                 encouragement
                 ,
                 enriching
                 and
                 delight
                 of
                 the
                 Seamen
                 ,
                 and
                 personal
                 adventurers
                 ,
                 who
                 will
                 share
                 in
                 the
                 delicacies
                 and
                 profits
                 of
                 those
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 without
                 participating
                 in
                 the
                 miseries
                 attending
                 our
                 present
                 voyages
                 thither
                 .
                 The
                 Cargason
                 being
                 easily
                 conveyed
                 ,
                 by
                 much
                 the
                 greater
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 through
                 Navigable
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 Eastern
                 shore
                 of
                 Virginia
                 in
                 a
                 month
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 the
                 largest
                 six
                 weekes
                 time
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 by
                 this
                 meanes
                 the
                 Hollander
                 ,
                 Spanyard
                 ,
                 and
                 Portugall
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 by
                 
                 the
                 supine
                 negligence
                 of
                 this
                 Nation
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 Merchant
                 Adventurers
                 )
                 do
                 with
                 insufferable
                 insolence
                 Lord
                 over
                 us
                 in
                 bo●h
                 the
                 Indies
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 shall
                 to
                 the
                 unknitting
                 of
                 their
                 joints
                 perceive
                 by
                 your
                 nursing
                 care
                 over
                 the
                 Infancy
                 of
                 your
                 Colonies
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 arrived
                 under
                 your
                 auspice
                 ,
                 to
                 cover
                 both
                 the
                 Seas
                 with
                 numerous
                 Navies
                 ,
                 and
                 your
                 Honours
                 eye
                 of
                 indulgence
                 and
                 providence
                 waking
                 to
                 their
                 security
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 content
                 laying
                 aside
                 all
                 other
                 passions
                 to
                 wave
                 future
                 affronts
                 and
                 injuries
                 ,
                 or
                 fall
                 a
                 deserved
                 sacrifice
                 to
                 your
                 offended
                 justice
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 that
                 this
                 addresse
                 may
                 appear
                 the
                 more
                 seasonable
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 (
                 without
                 any
                 privity
                 or
                 relation
                 to
                 his
                 person
                 )
                 taken
                 leave
                 to
                 intimate
                 to
                 your
                 Honours
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 whom
                 the
                 publick
                 reputation
                 and
                 testimony
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 have
                 the
                 happines
                 to
                 know
                 him
                 render
                 of
                 excellent
                 abilities
                 ,
                 integrity
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 never
                 shaken
                 affection
                 to
                 your
                 cause
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 crisis
                 and
                 dangers
                 through
                 which
                 God
                 with
                 a
                 clew
                 of
                 successe
                 hath
                 been
                 your
                 conduct
                 )
                 who
                 hath
                 already
                 undertaken
                 for
                 the
                 transportation
                 of
                 some
                 men
                 thither
                 ,
                 and
                 only
                 waits
                 for
                 your
                 Honours
                 approbation
                 and
                 authority
                 ,
                 the
                 world
                 taking
                 notice
                 ,
                 hopes
                 and
                 encouragement
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 this
                 Colony
                 is
                 like
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 eldest
                 of
                 your
                 legitimate
                 daughters
                 ●n
                 that
                 nature
                 ,
                 so
                 by
                 your
                 indulgence
                 she
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 happynesse
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 yongest
                 in
                 your
                 affection
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 May
                 that
                 God
                 who
                 hath
                 begirt
                 your
                 house
                 with
                 a
                 Grove
                 of
                 Lawrell
                 ,
                 continue
                 the
                 advance
                 of
                 those
                 Victories
                 till
                 the
                 whole
                 Nation
                 be
                 crowned
                 with
                 Olives
                 :
                 May
                 no
                 sin
                 ,
                 no
                 ingratitude
                 of
                 ours
                 divert
                 his
                 protecting
                 hand
                 from
                 us
                 ,
                 his
                 ass●stant
                 arme
                 from
                 you
                 :
                 May
                 the
                 generations
                 to
                 come
                 in
                 admiration
                 of
                 your
                 vertue
                 and
                 gratitude
                 for
                 their
                 by
                 you●
                 derived
                 happines
                 ,
                 make
                 every
                 heart
                 your
                 monument
                 ,
                 wherein
                 to
                 embalme
                 your
                 memory
                 whilst
                 the
                 Histories
                 of
                 all
                 Nations
                 and
                 times
                 enrich
                 their
                 ●nnals
                 with
                 your
                 names
                 as
                 the
                 most
                 serious
                 and
                 triumphant
                 part
                 of
                 all
                 examples
                 and
                 transactions
                 .
                 And
                 lastly
                 may
                 your
                 owne
                 thankfulnes
                 to
                 him
                 from
                 whom
                 these
                 dispensations
                 of
                 mercy
                 have
                 distilled
                 like
                 the
                 dew
                 of
                 Hermon
                 upon
                 your
                 heads
                 and
                 borders
                 ,
                 so
                 continue
                 in
                 your
                 bosoms
                 ,
                 that
                 when
                 you
                 shal
                 be
                 ripe
                 for
                 translation
                 ,
                 he
                 whose
                 instruments
                 you
                 are
                 ,
                 may
                 welcom
                 you
                 with
                 the
                 approbation
                 of
                 ,
              
               Well
               done
               good
               and
               faithfull
               servant
               ,
               Which
               are
               the
               undisguised
               wishes
               of
            
             
               
                 Your
                 Honours
                 most
                 humble
                 ,
                 obedient
                 ,
                 and
                 faithful
                 Servant
                 .
                 
                   Ed.
                   Williams
                
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               
               
               
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               Virginia
               in
               Generall
               ,
               but
               particularly
               CAROLANA
               ,
               which
               comprehends
               Roanoak
               ,
               and
               the
               Southerne
               parts
               of
               Virginia
               richly
               valued
               .
            
             
               THE
               scituation
               and
               Climate
               of
               Virginia
               is
               the
               Subject
               of
               every
               Map
               ,
               to
               which
               I
               shall
               refer
               the
               curiosity
               of
               those
               who
               desire
               more
               particular
               information
               .
            
             
               Yet
               to
               shew
               that
               Nature
               regards
               this
               Ornament
               of
               the
               new
               world
               with
               a
               more
               indulgent
               eye
               then
               she
               hath
               cast
               upon
               many
               other
               Countreys
               ,
               whatever
               
                 China
                 ,
                 Persia
                 ,
                 Iapan
                 ,
                 Cyprus
                 ,
                 Canay
                 ,
                 Sicily
                 ,
                 Greece
                 ,
              
               the
               South
               of
               
                 Italy
                 ,
                 Spaine
              
               ,
               and
               the
               opposite
               parts
               of
               Africa
               ,
               to
               all
               which
               she
               is
               parallel
               ,
               may
               boast
               of
               ,
               will
               be
               produced
               in
               this
               happy
               Countrey
               .
               The
               same
               bounty
               of
               Summer
               ,
               the
               same
               milde
               remission
               of
               Winter
               ,
               with
               a
               more
               virgin
               and
               unexhausted
               soyle
               being
               materiall
               arguments
               to
               shew
               that
               modesty
               and
               truth
               receive
               no
               diminution
               by
               the
               comparison
               .
            
             
               Nor
               is
               the
               present
               wildnesse
               of
               it
               without
               a
               particular
               beauty
               ,
               being
               all
               over
               a
               naturall
               Grove
               of
               Oakes●
               Pines
               ,
               Cedars
               ,
               Cipresse
               ,
               Mulberry
               ,
               Chestnut
               ,
               Laurell
               ,
               Sassafras
               ,
               Cherry
               ,
               Plum-trees
               ,
               and
               Vines
               ,
               all
               of
               so
               delectable
               an
               aspect
               ,
               that
               the
               melanchollyest
               eye
               in
               the
               Wo●ld
               cannot
               looke
               upon
               it
               without
               contentment
               ,
               nor
               content
               himsefe
               without
               admiration
               .
               No
               shrubs
               or
               underwoods
               choake
               up
               your
               passage
               ,
               and
               in
               its
               season
               your
               foot
               can
               hardly
               direct
               it selfe
               where
               it
               will
               not
               be
               died
               in
               the
               bloud
               of
               large
               and
               delicious
               Strawberries
               :
               The
               Rivers
               which
               every
               way
               glide
               in
               deepe
               and
               Navigable
               Channels
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               brests
               of
               this
               uberous
               Countrey
               ,
               and
               contribute
               
               to
               its
               co●●eniency
               be●uty
               and
               fertility
               ,
               labour
               with
               the
               multitude
               of
               their
               fishy
               inhabitants
               in
               greater
               variety
               of
               species
               ,
               and
               of
               a
               more
               incomparable
               delicacy
               in
               tast
               and
               sweetnesse
               then
               whatever
               the
               European
               Sea
               can
               boast
               of
               :
               Sturgeon
               of
               ten
               feet
               ,
               Drummes
               of
               sixe
               in
               length
               ,
               Conger
               ,
               Eeles
               ,
               Trout
               ,
               Salmon
               ,
               Bret
               ,
               Mullet
               ,
               Cod
               ,
               Herings
               ,
               Perch
               ,
               Lampreyes
               ,
               and
               what
               ever
               else
               can
               be
               desired
               to
               the
               satisfaction
               of
               the
               most
               voluptuous
               wishes
               .
            
             
               Nor
               is
               the
               Land
               any
               lesse
               provided
               of
               native
               Flesh
               ,
               Elkes
               bigger
               then
               Oxen
               ,
               whose
               hide
               is
               admirable
               Buffe
               ,
               flesh
               excellent
               ,
               and
               may
               be
               made
               ,
               if
               kept
               domesticke
               ,
               as
               usefull
               for
               draught
               and
               carriage
               ,
               as
               Oxen
               Deere
               in
               a
               numerous
               abundance●
               and
               delicate
               Venison
               ,
               Racoones●
               Hares
               ,
               Conyes
               ,
               Bevers
               ,
               Squirrell
               ,
               Beares
               ,
               all
               of
               a
               delightfull
               nourishment
               for
               food●
               and
               their
               Furres
               rich
               ,
               warme
               ,
               and
               convenient
               for
               clothing
               and
               Merchandise
               .
            
             
               That
               no
               part
               of
               this
               happy
               Country
               may
               bee
               ungratefull
               to
               the
               Industrious
               ,
               The
               ayre
               it selfe
               is
               often
               clouded
               with
               flights
               of
               Pigeons
               ,
               Partridges
               ,
               Blackbirds●
               Thrushes
               ,
               Dottrels
               ,
               Cranes
               ,
               Hernes
               ,
               Swans
               ,
               Geese
               ,
               Brants
               ,
               Duckes
               ,
               Widgeons
               ,
               Oxeyes
               ,
               infinites
               of
               wilde
               Turkeyes
               ,
               which
               have
               beene
               knowne
               to
               weigh
               fifty
               pound
               weight
               ,
               ordinarily
               forty
               .
            
             
               And
               the
               native
               Corne
               of
               the
               Country
               Maiz
               ,
               is
               so
               gratefull
               to
               the
               Planter
               ,
               that
               it
               returneth
               him
               his
               entrusted
               seed
               with
               the
               increase
               of
               2
               or
               3
               hundred
               interest
               ,
               so
               facilely
               planted
               ,
               that
               one
               man
               in
               48
               hours
               may
               prepare
               as
               much
               ground
               ,
               and
               set
               such
               a
               quantity
               of
               Corne
               ,
               that
               he
               may
               be
               secure
               from
               want
               of
               Bread
               all
               the
               yeere
               following
               ,
               though
               he
               should
               have
               never
               so
               large
               an
               appetite
               to
               consume
               it
               ,
               and
               have
               nothing
               else
               to
               live
               upon
               .
               Nor
               is
               it
               above
               three
               ,
               or
               at
               the
               most
               foure
               months
               intervall
               betwixt
               the
               time
               of
               planting
               and
               gathering
               :
               Planted
               in
               March
               ,
               April
               ,
               or
               May
               ,
               it
               is
               ready
               for
               the
               Barne
               in
               June
               ,
               July
               ,
               and
               August
               ;
               and
               of
               this
               by
               a
               provident
               management
               ,
               you
               may
               have
               yeerely
               three
               or
               foure
               Harvests
               .
               The
               stalk
               bruised
               yields
               a
               juice
               as
               big
               as
               Rice
               ,
               pleasant
               as
               Sugar
               ,
               and
               the
               green
               Ears
               boyled
               in
               such
               juice
               is
               comparable
               in
               agreeablenesse
               to
               the
               palats
               to
               what
               ever
               our
               Pease
               ,
               Sparagus
               ,
               or
               Hartichoke
               ,
               hath
               eyther
               for
               satisfaction
               or
               delicacy
               .
               Nor
               is
               the
               Corne
               difficult
               in
               preservation
               ,
               for
               in
               six
               or
               seven
               yeares
               there
               is
               scarce
               any
               sensibility
               of
               its
               corruption
               .
            
             
               But
               lest
               our
               palats
               should
               have
               so
               much
               of
               curiosity
               as
               to
               dislike
               what
               ever
               is
               not
               native
               to
               our
               owne
               Country
               ,
               and
               wheat
               is
               justly
               esteemed
               
               more
               proper
               this
               happy
               soyle
               ,
               though
               at
               the
               first
               too
               rich
               to
               receive
               it
               ,
               after
               it
               hath
               contributed
               to
               your
               wealth
               by
               diminution
               of
               its
               owne
               richnesse
               ,
               in
               three
               or
               foure
               crops
               of
               Rice
               ,
               Flax
               ,
               Indian
               Corne
               ,
               Coleseed
               ,
               or
               Rapeseed
               ,
               will
               receive
               the
               English
               wheat
               with
               a
               gratefull
               retribution
               of
               thirty
               for
               one
               increase
               ,
               every
               Acre
               sowed
               with
               wheat
               will
               produce
               six
               ,
               seven
               ,
               or
               eight
               Quarter
               of
               the
               graine
               intrusted
               .
               And
               though
               Mr.
               Bullocke
               be
               pleased
               to
               under-ra●e
               at
               it
               halfe
               the
               crowne
               the
               bushell
               ,
               which
               in
               the
               Canaries
               will
               yeeld
               ten
               and
               twelve
               shillings
               ,
               and
               in
               Spaine
               eight
               ,
               yet
               even
               in
               that
               proportion
               you
               are
               recompenced
               with
               six
               ,
               seven
               ,
               or
               eight
               pound
               the
               Acre
               ,
               of
               which
               two
               men
               by
               a
               discreet
               division
               of
               their
               time
               ,
               will
               plow
               ,
               reape
               ,
               and
               in
               at
               the
               least
               60
               Acres
               .
            
             
               Which
               though
               it
               may
               appeare
               a
               matter
               of
               admiration
               ,
               yet
               I
               shall
               easily
               make
               it
               apparant
               by
               the
               following
               Narration
               ,
               in
               which
               such
               is
               the
               exactnesse
               of
               the
               Ayre
               in
               this
               Country
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               have
               five
               successive
               Harvests
               of
               the
               same
               grain
               in
               different
               seasons
               .
               For
               though
               a
               man
               and
               a
               boy
               with
               much
               ease
               may
               plow
               an
               Acre
               every
               day
               ,
               the
               ground
               being
               pliable
               of
               a
               rich
               blacke
               and
               tender
               mold
               ,
               and
               no
               frost●
               or
               snowes
               ,
               no
               usuall
               droughts
               or
               raines
               to
               hinder
               the
               going
               of
               the
               plow
               ,
               yet
               I
               shall
               allow
               a
               month
               for
               the
               plowing
               of
               twelve
               Acres
               ,
               and
               thus
               plowing
               in
               September
               ,
               October
               ,
               November
               ,
               December●
               and
               January
               ,
               you
               may
               have
               your
               severall
               Harvests
               in
               June
               ,
               July
               ,
               August
               ,
               and
               S●ptember
               ,
               which
               may
               easily
               bee
               inned
               by
               the
               same
               hands
               the
               labour
               not
               falling
               in
               a
               glut
               upon
               them
               ,
               but
               the
               Corne
               ripening
               according
               to
               its
               severall
               seasons
               .
            
             
               And
               thus
               by
               two
               mens
               labours
               onely
               you
               have
               a
               gratefull
               returne
               of
               at
               the
               least
               three
               hundred
               and
               sixty
               Quarters
               of
               Wheat
               ,
               which
               will
               at
               that
               under
               rate
               formerly
               mentioned
               ,
               viz.
               2s●
               6d
               .
               yeeld
               so
               many
               pounds
               sterling
               :
               Nor
               is
               there
               such
               difficulty
               in
               the
               threshing
               ,
               as
               may
               be
               at
               first
               sigh●t
               suspected
               ,
               since
               it
               may
               easily
               be
               tread
               out
               with
               Oxen
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               usuall
               in
               Italy
               and
               other
               Countries
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               Wheat
               being
               reaped
               ,
               if
               you
               desire
               a
               croppe
               of
               Barley
               ,
               the
               same
               L●nd
               plowed
               in
               Iuly
               ,
               will
               returne
               its
               ripe
               increase
               in
               September
               ,
               so
               that
               from
               one
               and
               the
               same
               piece
               of
               ground
               you
               may
               have
               the
               benefit
               of
               two
               different
               Harv●sts
               .
            
             
               But
               the
               Rice
               (
               for
               production
               of
               which
               this
               Countrey
               is
               no
               lesse
               proper
               then
               those
               Lands
               which
               have
               the
               greatest
               reputation
               of
               fertility
               )
               sowed
               ,
               yeelds
               a
               greater
               encrease
               with
               ●he
               same
               labour
               40
               Acres
               
               of
               this
               plowed
               if
               valued
               but
               at
               7s
               .
               6d
               .
               the
               Bushell●
               will
               yeeld
               600l
               .
               all
               done
               by
               two
               men
               and
               a
               Teame
               of
               Oxen
               ,
               w●o
               may
               by
               other
               labou●
               in
               the
               intervall
               betwixt
               the
               committing
               the
               seed
               to
               ground
               ,
               and
               its
               ripening
               ,
               fall
               upon
               ●ole●seed
               or
               Rape
               seed
               ,
               infinitely
               rich
               Commodities
               with
               the
               same
               facility
               .
            
             
               The
               objection
               ,
               that
               the
               Countrey
               is
               overgrowne
               with
               Woods
               ,
               and
               consequently
               not
               in
               many
               Yeares
               to
               bee
               penetrable
               for
               the
               Plough
               ,
               carries
               a
               great
               feeblenesse
               with
               it
               .
               For
               there
               are
               an
               immense
               quantity
               of
               Indian
               fields
               cleared
               already
               to
               our
               hand
               by
               the
               Natives
               ,
               which
               till
               wee
               grow
               over
               populous
               may
               every
               way
               be
               abundantly
               sufficient
               ,
               but
               that
               the
               very
               clearing
               of
               ground
               carries
               an
               extraordinary
               benefit
               with
               it
               ,
               I
               wil
               make
               apparent
               by
               these
               following
               Reasons
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               If
               wee
               consider
               the
               benefit
               of
               Pot-ashes
               growne
               from
               ten
               to
               fifty
               pound
               the
               Tunne
               ,
               within
               these
               twenty
               yeares
               ,
               and
               in
               all
               probability
               likely
               to
               encrease
               by
               reason
               of
               interdicting
               Trade
               betwixt
               us
               and
               the
               Muscovite
               ,
               from
               whence
               we
               used
               to
               supply
               our selves
               ;
               We
               shall
               finde
               the
               employment
               of
               that
               very
               Staple
               will
               raise
               a
               considerable
               summe
               of
               Money
               ,
               and
               no
               man
               so
               imployed
               can
               (
               if
               industrious
               )
               make
               his
               labour
               lesse
               then
               one
               hundred
               pound
               ,
               
                 per
                 annum
              
               :
               For
               if
               wee
               consider
               that
               those
               who
               labour
               ●bout
               this
               in
               England
               give
               twelve
               pence
               the
               bushell
               for
               Ashes
               ,
               if
               wee
               consider
               to
               how
               many
               severall
               parts
               of
               the
               Countrey
               they
               are
               compelled
               to
               send
               man
               and
               horse
               before
               they
               can
               procure
               any
               qu●ntity
               to
               fall
               to
               worke
               upon
               ;
               if
               wee
               consider
               some
               of
               the
               thriftiest
               ,
               and
               wise
               ,
               and
               understanding
               men
               ,
               fell
               Wood
               on
               purpose
               for
               this
               Commodity
               ,
               and
               yet
               notwithstanding
               this
               Brigade
               of
               difficulties
               finde
               their
               Adventures
               and
               Labours
               answered
               with
               a
               large
               returne
               of
               profit
               ,
               wee
               who
               have
               all
               these
               things
               ,
               already
               at
               our
               owne
               doore
               without
               cost
               ,
               may
               with
               a
               confidence
               grounded
               upon
               reason●
               expect
               an
               advantage
               much
               greater
               ,
               and
               a
               clearer
               profit
               .
            
             
               Nor
               can
               wee
               admit
               in
               discretion
               ,
               that
               a
               large
               quantity
               of
               those
               ●hould
               not
               finde
               a
               speedy
               Market
               ,
               since
               ●he
               decay
               of
               Tymber
               is
               a
               de●ect
               growne
               universall
               in
               Europe
               ,
               and
               the
               Commodity
               such
               a
               necessary
               Staple
               ,
               that
               no
               civill
               Nation
               can
               be
               conveniently
               without
               it
               .
            
             
               Nor
               are
               Pipe●taves
               and
               Clapboard
               a
               despicable
               commodity
               ,
               of
               which
               one
               man
               may
               with
               ease
               make
               fifteene
               thousand
               yearely
               ,
               which
               in
               the
               countrey
               it selfe
               are
               sold
               for
               4l
               .
               in
               the
               Canaries
               for
               
               twenty
               pound
               the
               thousand
               ,
               and
               by
               this
               meanes
               the
               labour
               of
               one
               man
               will
               yeeld
               him
               60l
               .
               
                 per
                 annum
              
               ,
               at
               the
               lowest
               Market
               .
               If
               all
               this
               be
               not
               sufficient
               to
               remove
               the
               incumbrance
               of
               Woods
               ,
               the
               Saw
               mill
               may
               be
               taken
               into
               consideration
               ,
               which
               is
               in
               every
               respect
               highly
               beneficiall
               by
               this
               Timber
               for
               building
               houses
               ,
               and
               shipping
               may
               be
               more
               speedily
               prepared
               ,
               and
               in
               greater
               quantity
               by
               the
               labour
               of
               two
               or
               three
               men
               ,
               then
               by
               a
               hundred
               hands
               after
               the
               usuall
               manner
               of
               sawing
               .
            
             
               The
               Plankes
               of
               Walnut-trees
               for
               Tables
               or
               Cubbords
               ,
               Cedar
               and
               Cypresse
               ,
               for
               Chests
               ,
               Cabinets
               ,
               and
               the
               adorning
               magnificent
               buildings
               ,
               thus
               prepared
               will
               be
               easily
               transported
               into
               England
               ,
               and
               sold
               at
               a
               very
               considerable
               value
               .
            
             
               But
               that
               in
               which
               there
               will
               be
               an
               extraordinary
               use
               of
               our
               Woods
               is
               the
               Iron
               mills
               ,
               which
               if
               once
               erected
               will
               be
               an
               undecaying
               Staple
               ,
               and
               of
               this
               forty
               servants
               will
               by
               their
               labour
               raise
               to
               the
               Adventurer
               foure
               thousand
               pound
               yearely
               :
               Which
               may
               easily
               be
               apprehended
               if
               wee
               consider
               the
               deerenesse
               of
               Wood
               in
               England
               ,
               where
               notwithstanding
               this
               great
               clog
               of
               difficulty
               ,
               the
               Master
               of
               the
               Mill
               gaines
               so
               much
               yearely
               ,
               that
               he
               cannot
               but
               reckon
               himselfe
               a
               provident
               Saver
               .
            
             
               Neither
               does
               Virginia
               yeeld
               to
               any
               other
               Province
               whatsoever
               in
               excellency
               and
               plenty
               of
               this
               Oare
               :
               And
               I
               cannot
               promise
               to
               my selfe
               any
               other
               then
               extraordinary
               successe
               and
               gaine
               ,
               if
               this
               noble
               and
               usefull
               Staple
               be
               but
               vigourously
               followed
               .
            
             
               And
               indeed
               it
               had
               long
               ere
               this
               growne
               to
               a
               full
               perfection
               ,
               if
               the
               treachery
               of
               the
               ●ndians
               had
               not
               crushed
               it
               in
               the
               beginning
               ,
               and
               the
               backwardnesse
               of
               the
               Virginia
               Merchants
               to
               reerect
               i●
               ,
               hindred
               that
               Countrey
               from
               the
               benefit
               arising
               from
               that
               universall
               Staple
               .
            
             
               But
               to
               shew
               something
               further
               ,
               what
               use
               may
               be
               made
               of
               Woods
               besides
               the
               forementioned
               Wallnut
               Oyle
               ,
               at
               the
               least
               a
               fourth
               part
               of
               the
               Trees
               in
               Virginia
               being
               of
               that
               species
               ,
               is
               an
               excellent
               Staple
               ,
               and
               very
               gainefull
               to
               t●e
               industrious
               Labourer
               .
            
             
               Nor
               is
               it
               a
               contemptible
               profit
               that
               may
               be
               made
               of
               Woods
               ,
               if
               by
               boaring
               holes
               in
               divers
               trees
               ,
               of
               whose
               vertues
               wee
               are
               yet
               ignorant
               ,
               and
               collecting
               the
               juce
               thereof
               ,
               a
               scrutiny
               be
               made
               which
               are
               fit
               for
               Medicinall
               Liquor
               and
               Balsomes
               ;
               which
               ●or
               Gummes
               ,
               Perfumes
               ,
               and
               Dyes
               ,
               and
               heere
               I
               may
               justly
               take
               occasion
               to
               complaine
               of
               our
               owne
               sloth
               and
               indulgence
               ,
               if
               compared
               to
               the
               laborious
               
               Spanyard
               ,
               who
               by
               this
               very
               practice
               have
               found
               out
               many
               excellent
               Druggs
               ,
               Paints
               ,
               and
               Colours
               ,
               meerely
               by
               bruizing
               and
               grinding
               Woods
               ,
               probably
               convenient
               for
               such
               experiments
               :
               which
               if
               boyled
               ,
               and
               a
               white
               peece
               of
               cloth
               steeped
               in
               the
               boyling
               liquor
               ,
               will
               by
               its
               tincture
               discover
               what
               colour
               it
               is
               capable
               to
               give
               ,
               and
               i●
               many
               should
               faile
               in
               the
               tryall
               ,
               yet
               does
               it
               not
               fall
               under
               the
               probab●lity
               ,
               but
               that
               divers
               noble
               an●
               usefull
               mysteries
               of
               Nature
               may
               be
               discovered
               by
               some
               su●h
               perforations
               scrutinies
               .
               Nor
               are
               the
               many
               Berries
               commonly
               of
               an
               excellent
               collour
               and
               lustre
               unfit
               for
               such
               experiments
               ;
               since
               the
               labour
               is
               little
               or
               nothing
               ,
               and
               the
               issue
               if
               succesfull
               of
               remarkable
               advantage
               .
               And
               this
               the
               Spanyard
               hath
               experimented
               to
               the
               encrease
               of
               gaine
               and
               reputation
               ;
               and
               above
               this
               is
               so
               signally
               curious
               and
               industrious
               ,
               that
               he
               hath
               discovered
               many
               rare
               and
               delightfull
               colours
               ,
               not
               onely
               by
               the
               meanes
               before
               mentioned
               ,
               but
               by
               bruizing
               and
               boyling
               divers
               Fish-shells
               ,
               the
               brightnesse
               and
               variety
               of
               colours
               giving
               him
               a
               just
               reason
               to
               pursue
               such
               curious
               examens
               .
            
             
               The
               French
               relations
               of
               their
               Voyages
               to
               Canada
               ,
               tell
               us
               ,
               that
               the
               Indians
               and
               themselves
               falling
               into
               a
               contagious
               disease
               ,
               of
               which
               Phisitians
               could
               give
               no
               Reason
               or
               Remedy
               ,
               they
               were
               all
               in
               a
               short
               space
               restored
               to
               their
               health
               meerely
               by
               drinking
               water
               ,
               in
               which
               Saxifrage
               was
               infused
               and
               boyld
               ,
               which
               was
               then
               discovered
               to
               them
               by
               the
               Natives
               ,
               and
               wee
               justly
               entertaine
               beliefe
               that
               many
               excellent
               Medicines
               either
               for
               conservation
               of
               Nature
               in
               her
               vigour
               or
               restauration
               in
               her
               decadence
               may
               be
               communicated
               unto
               us
               ,
               if
               projection
               of
               this
               stampe
               be
               so
               much
               incouraged
               by
               hopes
               of
               reward
               or
               honour
               ,
               as
               to
               be
               put
               in
               practice
               .
            
             
               By
               this
               Improvement
               of
               Woods
               ,
               the
               Ground
               comming
               to
               bee
               cleared
               ,
               wee
               have
               a
               soile
               fit
               to
               produce
               what
               ever
               is
               excellent
               in
               Nature
               ,
               the
               Vine
               and
               Olive
               which
               Naturally
               simpathize
               together
               ,
               will
               thrive
               beyond
               beliefe
               ,
               nor
               need
               it
               be
               any
               interruption
               to
               Tillage
               ,
               since
               the
               Vintage
               and
               Harvest
               alwayes
               fall
               but
               in
               different
               Reasons
               .
            
             
               That
               wild
               Vines
               runne
               naturally
               over
               Virginia
               ,
               ocular
               experience
               d●clares
               who
               delighting
               in
               the
               Neighbourhood
               of
               their
               beloloved
               Mulberry-trees
               inseparable
               associates
               over
               all
               that
               Countrey
               ,
               and
               of
               which
               in
               this
               their
               wildnesse
               Wines
               have
               beene
               made
               ,
               of
               these
               Wines
               if
               transplanted
               and
               cultivated
               ,
               there
               can
               be
               made
               no
               doubt
               but
               a
               Rich
               and
               Generous
               Wine
               would
               be
               prod●ced
               :
               But
               
               if
               wee
               set
               the
               Greeke
               Cyprian
               Candian
               or
               Calabrian
               Grape
               ,
               those
               Countries
               lying
               parallell
               with
               this
               ,
               there
               neede
               not
               be
               made
               the
               smallest
               question●
               but
               it
               would
               be
               a
               Staple
               which
               would
               enrich
               this
               Countrey
               to
               the
               envy
               of
               France
               and
               Spaine
               ,
               and
               furnish
               the
               Northerne
               parts
               of
               Europe
               ,
               and
               China
               it selfe
               where
               they
               plant
               it
               not
               ,
               (
               of
               which
               more
               heereafter
               )
               with
               the
               Noblest
               Wine
               in
               the
               World
               ,
               and
               at
               no
               excessive
               prices
               .
            
             
               And
               from
               this
               Staple
               't
               is
               not
               unworthy
               of
               our
               most
               serious
               consideration
               ,
               what
               an
               occasion
               of
               wealth
               would
               flow
               upon
               this
               Nation
               :
               Virginia
               when
               well
               peopled
               being
               able
               to
               match
               Spaine
               in
               that
               his
               Soveraigne
               Revenue
               ,
               and
               the
               State
               by
               addition
               to
               their
               Customes
               for
               exportation
               thereof
               according
               to
               the
               mode
               of
               France
               and
               Spaine
               ,
               would
               in
               no
               short
               time
               be
               sensible
               of
               this
               most
               inestimable
               benefit
               :
               To
               which
               if
               wee
               joyne
               the
               Profits
               of
               our
               Olives
               ,
               wee
               may
               (
               Gods
               favourable
               hand
               blessing
               our
               industry
               )
               be
               the
               happiest
               Nation
               in
               Europe
               .
            
             
               Nor
               need
               wee
               be
               at
               that
               charge
               for
               Caske
               under
               which
               Spaine
               labours
               ,
               where
               ever
               wee
               cast
               our
               eyes
               upon
               this
               Fortunate
               Countrey
               wee
               may
               finde
               Timber
               proper
               for
               it
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               advance
               of
               which
               noble
               Staple
               ,
               I
               should
               propose
               that
               the
               Greeke
               ,
               and
               other
               Rich
               Vines
               ,
               being
               procured
               from
               the
               Countries
               to
               which
               they
               are
               geniall
               ,
               every
               Planter
               in
               that
               Countrey
               might
               be
               enjoyned
               to
               keepe
               a
               constant
               Nursery
               ,
               to
               the
               end
               when
               the
               ground
               is
               cleared
               ,
               that
               they
               may
               be
               fit
               for
               removal
               ,
               and
               the
               Vineyard
               speedily
               planted
               .
            
             
               Further
               that
               some
               Greeke
               ,
               and
               other
               Vignerous
               might
               be
               hired
               out
               of
               those
               Countries
               to
               instruct
               us
               in
               the
               labour
               ,
               and
               lest
               their
               envy
               ,
               pride
               ,
               or
               jealousie
               of
               being
               layd
               aside
               when
               their
               mysterie
               is
               discovered
               ,
               may
               make
               them
               too
               reserved
               in
               communicating
               their
               knowledge
               ,
               they
               may
               be
               assured
               ,
               besides
               the
               continuance
               of
               their
               Pension
               of
               a
               share
               in
               the
               profits
               of
               every
               mans
               Vintage
               ,
               which
               will
               the
               more
               easily
               perswade
               them
               to
               be
               liberall
               and
               faithfull
               in
               their
               instructions
               ,
               since
               the
               publick
               advance
               of
               this
               designe
               cannot
               miscarry
               without
               a
               sensible
               losse
               to
               their
               particular
               interest
               .
            
             
               That
               before
               their
               going
               over
               a
               generall
               consultation
               may
               be
               had
               whith
               them
               what
               ground
               is
               proper
               ,
               what
               season
               fit
               ,
               what
               prevention
               of
               casualties
               by
               bleeding
               or
               splitting
               ,
               what
               way
               to
               preserve
               or
               restore
               Wine
               when
               vesseld
               ,
               which
               species
               of
               Wine
               is
               fittest
               
               for
               transportation
               over
               ,
               or
               retention
               in
               the
               Countrey●
               which
               for
               duration
               ,
               which
               for
               present
               spending
               :
               It
               being
               in
               experience
               manifest
               that
               some
               Wines
               refine
               themselves
               by
               purge
               upon
               the
               Sea
               ,
               others
               by
               the
               same
               meanes
               suffer
               an
               evaporation
               of
               their
               Spirits
               ,
               joyne
               to
               this
               that
               some
               Wines
               collect
               strength
               and
               richnesse
               ,
               others
               contract
               feeblenesse
               and
               sowernesse
               by
               seniority
               .
            
             
               These
               consultations
               drawne
               to
               a
               head
               by
               some
               able
               person
               ,
               and
               published
               to
               be
               sent
               over
               in
               severall
               Copies
               to
               Virginia
               ,
               by
               the
               inspection
               of
               which
               people
               might
               arrive
               at
               such
               competent
               knowledge
               in
               the
               Mystery
               ,
               that
               the
               reservation
               or
               jealousies
               of
               those
               Vignerons
               ,
               could
               not
               but
               be
               presently
               perceived
               and
               prevented
               .
            
             
               But
               from
               hence
               no
               occasion
               should
               bee
               derived
               to
               breake
               or
               fall
               short
               of
               any
               contract
               made
               with
               those
               Vignerons
               ,
               who
               are
               to
               be
               exactly
               dealt
               with
               in
               performance
               of
               Articles
               ,
               every
               way
               made
               good
               unto
               them
               ,
               with
               all
               just
               respects
               to
               win
               upon
               them
               ,
               and
               the
               non-performance
               of
               this
               hath
               beene
               the
               originall
               cause
               why
               Virginia
               at
               this
               day
               doeth
               not
               abound
               with
               that
               excellent
               commodity
               .
               Those
               contracted
               with
               as
               hired
               servants
               for
               that
               imployment
               ,
               by
               what
               miscariage
               I
               know
               not
               ,
               having
               promise
               broken
               with
               them
               ,
               and
               compelled
               to
               labour
               in
               the
               quality
               of
               Slaves
               ,
               could
               not
               but
               expresse
               their
               resentment
               of
               it
               ,
               and
               had
               a
               good
               colour
               of
               justice
               to
               conceale
               their
               knowledge
               ,
               in
               recompence
               of
               the
               hard
               measure
               offered
               them
               ,
               which
               occasioned
               the
               laying
               aside
               of
               that
               noble
               Staple
               ,
               the
               diligent
               prosecution
               whereof
               ,
               had
               by
               this
               time
               brought
               Virginia
               to
               an
               absolute
               perfection
               in
               it
               ,
               and
               to
               a
               great
               degree
               of
               happinesse
               and
               wealth
               which
               would
               attend
               it
               .
            
             
               And
               had
               this
               beene
               as
               happily
               followed
               as
               it
               was
               prudently
               intended●
               that
               excellent
               Country
               had
               not
               hung
               downe
               its
               desolate
               head
               in
               so
               languishing
               a
               condition
               as
               the
               disrespect
               cast
               upon
               her
               ,
               till
               of
               late
               yeares
               had
               reduced
               her
               to
               .
               Nor
               had
               the
               poore
               Planter
               (
               who
               usually
               spends
               all
               the
               profits
               of
               his
               labour
               in
               forraigne
               Wines
               )
               been
               impoverished
               by
               the
               want
               of
               it
               :
               but
               with
               delight
               might
               have
               shaded
               himselfe
               under
               his
               vine
               ,
               reaped
               the
               benefit
               of
               it
               in
               Autumne
               ,
               and
               buried
               all
               the
               memory
               and
               sense
               of
               his
               past
               labours
               in
               a
               cheerfull
               rejoycing
               by
               his
               owne
               harth
               with
               the
               issue
               of
               his
               owne
               vineyard
               .
            
             
               And
               from
               hence
               might
               Barbadoes
               ,
               St.
               Christophers
               ,
               and
               all
               our
               Islands
               in
               the
               Indies
               ,
               have
               richer
               ,
               better
               ,
               and
               by
               much
               cheaper
               ,
               wines
               transported
               to
               them
               from
               a
               place
               much
               neerer
               in
               distance
               then
               Spain
               
               or
               the
               Canaries
               )
               and
               which
               doubles
               the
               benefit
               such
               intercourse
               together
               ,
               would
               draw
               them
               to
               an
               association
               in
               power
               as
               well
               as
               communication
               of
               Staples
               .
            
             
               Were
               this
               brought
               to
               a
               just
               perfection
               no
               other
               Nation
               could
               upon
               a
               quarell
               betwixt
               Us
               ,
               and
               Spaine
               ,
               and
               France
               ,
               reape
               a
               benefit
               by
               selling
               us
               their
               Wine
               at
               a
               third
               Market
               .
               And
               what
               wee
               vend
               now
               for
               it
               (
               that
               being
               made
               Native
               to
               us
               )
               might
               be
               returned
               in
               Bullion
               ,
               to
               the
               app●rent
               enriching
               of
               the
               Common-wealth
               ,
               and
               the
               impoverishing
               of
               our
               Enemies
               ,
               or
               at
               the
               least
               Friends
               deservedly
               suspected
               .
            
             
               All
               Authors
               of
               Agriculture
               unanimously
               consent
               that
               neither
               Arable
               Pasture
               ,
               Meadow
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               Grounds
               are
               so
               benigne
               genuine
               ,
               or
               proper
               for
               planting
               Vines
               in
               ,
               as
               those
               cleared
               Lands
               are
               ,
               wherein
               not
               Shrubs
               ,
               but
               Tall
               Trees
               were
               standing
               .
               And
               wee
               must
               want
               a
               parallell
               in
               any
               part
               of
               the
               World
               to
               compare
               with
               Virginia
               for
               tall
               and
               goodly
               Timber-trees
               cleared
               of
               all
               under
               Woods
               ,
               to
               which
               when
               cleared
               your
               Vines
               may
               be
               removed
               (
               the
               very
               removeall
               of
               them
               ,
               as
               indeed
               of
               all
               other
               ,
               giving
               an
               addition
               to
               their
               perfection
               (
               the
               excellency
               of
               transplantation
               being
               more
               particularly
               insisted
               upon
               heereafter
               .
               )
               But
               in
               the
               clearing
               of
               these
               woods
               it
               will
               be
               a
               saving
               of
               labour
               ,
               and
               a
               delight
               to
               the
               Vine
               ,
               besides
               other
               profits
               following
               to
               leave
               the
               Mulberry
               trees
               standing
               there
               ,
               being
               such
               a
               happy
               correspondence
               together
               such
               a
               mutuall
               love
               ingra●ted
               in
               them
               by
               Nature
               ,
               that
               wee
               well
               may
               conclude
               with
               this
               Axiome●
               that
               the
               same
               Nature
               joynes
               all
               her
               excellencies
               together
               by
               an
               association
               of
               simpathies
               .
            
             
               Nor
               does
               she
               wave
               that
               her
               happy
               order
               in
               Incomparable
               Virginia
               ,
               where
               the
               soile
               and
               climate
               that
               fits
               the
               one
               ,
               is
               equally
               amiable
               to
               the
               other
               ,
               their
               loves
               and
               hates
               happily
               according
               ,
               what
               the
               one
               shunnes
               ,
               the
               other
               flies
               from
               ,
               what
               the
               one
               affects
               ,
               challenges
               the
               others
               embraces
               ,
               and
               were
               not
               this
               soile
               and
               climate
               most
               geniall
               and
               proper
               Nature
               her selfe
               (
               whose
               productions
               are
               never
               uselesse
               )
               would
               never
               have
               crowned
               the
               Virgin
               Brow
               of
               this
               unexampled
               Countrey
               ,
               with
               such
               a
               universall
               plenty
               of
               them
               ,
               or
               with
               such
               a
               voluntary
               League
               have
               united
               them
               every
               where
               together
               .
            
             
               
               
                 VIRGINIA
                 compared
                 to
                 PERSIA
                 .
              
               
                 BUT
                 to
                 illustrate
                 this
                 with
                 another
                 argument
                 :
                 Let
                 us
                 compare
                 this
                 felicity-teeming
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 scituated
                 from
                 31
                 degrees
                 of
                 Latitude
                 to
                 40.
                 with
                 other
                 Countries
                 ,
                 seated
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 degrees
                 which
                 opens
                 us
                 a
                 method
                 of
                 observing
                 what
                 Commodities
                 Natio●s
                 so
                 planted
                 abound
                 with
                 ,
                 which
                 found
                 wee
                 shall
                 discover
                 in
                 this
                 excellent
                 Virgin
                 a
                 disposition
                 ingrafted
                 by
                 Nature
                 to
                 be
                 Mother
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 excellencies
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 equall
                 (
                 if
                 not
                 superior
                 )
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 noble
                 Staples
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 nearenesse
                 to
                 their
                 particular
                 enricher
                 the
                 perpetually
                 au●picious
                 Sunne
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 to
                 whom
                 Virginia
                 owes
                 the
                 publication
                 and
                 portract
                 of
                 her
                 incomparable
                 beauty
                 ;
                 Mr.
                 Harriot
                 the
                 noble
                 Mathematician
                 delivers
                 us
                 by
                 a
                 happy
                 instance
                 in
                 finding
                 out
                 for
                 her
                 ●
                 noble
                 Sister
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 glorious
                 Persia
                 ,
                 innobled
                 as
                 much
                 by
                 this
                 comparison
                 as
                 in
                 her
                 Empire
                 .
                 And
                 those
                 who
                 have
                 travelled
                 and
                 viewed
                 Persia
                 ,
                 unanimously
                 relate
                 wonders
                 of
                 her
                 admirable
                 fertility
                 in
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Graine
                 and
                 Fruits
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 unexpressible
                 abundance
                 of
                 Silke
                 and
                 Wines
                 :
                 In
                 which
                 this
                 her
                 rich-bosomed
                 Sister
                 claimes
                 an
                 equality
                 in
                 her
                 plen●y
                 of
                 Mulberries
                 ,
                 Silke
                 ,
                 and
                 Gums
                 ,
                 Vines
                 ,
                 Maiz
                 ,
                 Rice
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 Graine
                 :
                 onely
                 as
                 a
                 fuller-dowryed
                 Sister
                 she
                 merits
                 a
                 priority
                 in
                 fertility
                 ,
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 health
                 ,
                 and
                 temperature
                 ,
                 a
                 Virgin
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 ●o
                 preserved
                 by
                 Nature
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 desire
                 to
                 show
                 mankinde
                 fallen
                 into
                 the
                 Old
                 age
                 of
                 the
                 Creation
                 ,
                 what
                 a
                 brow
                 of
                 fertility
                 and
                 beauty
                 she
                 was
                 adorned
                 with
                 when
                 the
                 World
                 was
                 vigorous
                 and
                 youthfull
                 ,
                 and
                 she
                 her selfe
                 was
                 unwounded
                 with
                 the
                 Plough-shares
                 ,
                 and
                 unweakened
                 by
                 her
                 numerous
                 future
                 teemings
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 eye-witnesse
                 of
                 this
                 Victorious
                 Empire
                 ,
                 delivers
                 to
                 memory
                 that
                 Covazan
                 in
                 a
                 Province
                 of
                 that
                 Countrey●
                 is
                 so
                 incomparably
                 fruitfull
                 ,
                 that
                 Dearths
                 are
                 never
                 knowne
                 ,
                 nor
                 Famine
                 ever
                 suspected
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 one
                 onely
                 City
                 called
                 E●y
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 such
                 an
                 inestimable
                 store
                 of
                 Silke●
                 that
                 there
                 might
                 be
                 bought
                 in
                 one
                 day
                 in
                 that
                 City
                 as
                 much
                 Silke
                 as
                 will
                 lode
                 three
                 thousand
                 Camells
                 .
                 And
                 he
                 is
                 little
                 conversant
                 with
                 experience
                 or
                 History
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 ignorant
                 that
                 the
                 abundance
                 of
                 Silke
                 Native
                 to
                 that
                 Countrey
                 and
                 Climate
                 ,
                 
                 is
                 almost
                 the
                 sole
                 Staple
                 of
                 that
                 mighty
                 Empire
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 never-to-be
                 exhausted
                 Treasure
                 of
                 Silkes
                 the
                 sinewes
                 and
                 vitalls
                 of
                 the
                 Persian
                 Empire
                 ,
                 the
                 Sophy
                 to
                 the
                 generall
                 good
                 of
                 Christendome
                 ,
                 keepes
                 both
                 the
                 hornes
                 of
                 the
                 Ottoman
                 Moone
                 from
                 compleating
                 their
                 ambitious
                 Circle
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 English
                 East
                 India
                 Company
                 of
                 Merchants
                 were
                 not
                 wrong-byassed
                 by
                 the
                 factions
                 and
                 sinister
                 ambition
                 of
                 some
                 men
                 in
                 Authority
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 wealthy
                 Staple
                 might
                 be
                 transported
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 that
                 meanes
                 dispersed
                 over
                 all
                 parts
                 of
                 Europe
                 to
                 the
                 enriching
                 and
                 honour
                 of
                 this
                 Nation
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 digression
                 upon
                 this
                 Parallell
                 hath
                 diverted
                 me
                 from
                 ampliation
                 upon
                 the
                 publick
                 benefit
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 devolve
                 into
                 this
                 republick
                 by
                 the
                 Olive
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 genuine
                 to
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 will
                 by
                 a
                 happy
                 consent
                 of
                 nature
                 indisputably
                 flourish
                 in
                 a
                 vast
                 abundance
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 transportation
                 into
                 the
                 warmer
                 Regions
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 heate
                 or
                 scarcity
                 of
                 Cattle
                 causeth
                 a
                 like
                 indigence
                 of
                 Butter
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 Staple
                 of
                 inestimable
                 value
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 no
                 smaller
                 conducement
                 to
                 our
                 owne
                 shipping
                 ,
                 into
                 those
                 provinces
                 neere
                 the
                 Equinox
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 those
                 voyages
                 where
                 the
                 doubling
                 of
                 the
                 Line
                 either
                 putrifies
                 ,
                 or
                 makes
                 it
                 of
                 a
                 taste
                 little
                 pleasing
                 or
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 palate
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 VIRGINIA
                 compared
                 to
                 CHINA
                 .
              
               
                 BUt
                 to
                 leave
                 Persia
                 and
                 descend
                 to
                 a
                 more
                 wealthy
                 and
                 powerful
                 parallell
                 ,
                 the
                 richest
                 and
                 mightiest
                 Empire
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 lies
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 latitude
                 and
                 climate
                 with
                 our
                 fortunate
                 Virginia
                 ;
                 namely
                 China
                 ,
                 divided
                 from
                 it
                 onely
                 by
                 the
                 Southsea
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 which
                 will
                 bee
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 another
                 discourse
                 )
                 not
                 of
                 any
                 long
                 distance
                 from
                 it
                 ,
                 agreeing
                 with
                 it
                 in
                 multitude
                 of
                 Staples
                 .
                 China
                 is
                 stored
                 with
                 an
                 infinite
                 number
                 of
                 Mulberry
                 trees
                 to
                 feede
                 Silkewormes
                 with
                 ,
                 and
                 vends
                 silke
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 vast
                 proportion
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 one
                 onely
                 City
                 Lempo
                 ,
                 which
                 some
                 call
                 Liempo
                 ,
                 the
                 Portugeses
                 ,
                 have
                 with
                 no
                 small
                 admiration
                 ,
                 observed
                 that
                 one
                 hundred
                 and
                 sixty
                 thousand
                 pound
                 weight
                 of
                 silk
                 hath
                 beene
                 caried
                 out
                 in
                 one
                 Shippe
                 in
                 the
                 onely
                 space
                 of
                 three
                 Moneths
                 .
              
               
                 Into
                 Cambula
                 the
                 chiefe
                 City
                 of
                 Tartary
                 (
                 as
                 Authors
                 of
                 great
                 
                 repute
                 and
                 credit
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 who
                 was
                 personally
                 there
                 ,
                 reports
                 )
                 there
                 comes
                 ●very
                 day
                 from
                 China
                 ,
                 a
                 thousand
                 waggons
                 laden
                 with
                 silke
                 .
                 Nor
                 is
                 China
                 lesse
                 happy
                 in
                 its
                 multitude
                 of
                 navigable
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 in
                 its
                 wonderfull
                 fertility
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 of
                 graine
                 ,
                 Maiz
                 ,
                 Rice
                 ,
                 &c.
                 of
                 which
                 it
                 receiveth
                 every
                 yeere
                 three
                 or
                 foure
                 most
                 plentifull
                 Harvests
                 .
                 Rivers
                 stored
                 with
                 an
                 incredible
                 quantity
                 of
                 Fish
                 and
                 Fowle
                 ,
                 enriched
                 and
                 ennobled
                 with
                 numerous
                 Mines
                 of
                 Gold
                 ,
                 Silver
                 ,
                 Brasse
                 ,
                 Iron
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Mettalls
                 ,
                 Quicksilver
                 ,
                 Nitre
                 ,
                 Allum
                 ,
                 Pretious
                 stones
                 ,
                 Pearles
                 ,
                 Muske
                 ,
                 Cotton
                 ,
                 Sugars
                 ,
                 Rubarb
                 ,
                 China
                 Root
                 ,
                 vast
                 proportions
                 of
                 Flax
                 ,
                 Furres
                 extraordinary
                 rich
                 .
                 To
                 this
                 happinesse
                 of
                 soile
                 and
                 situation
                 ,
                 they
                 associate
                 an
                 equall
                 felicity
                 of
                 parts
                 and
                 industry
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 pretermit
                 not
                 one
                 span
                 of
                 ground
                 which
                 they
                 assign
                 not
                 to
                 particular
                 and
                 profitable
                 uses
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 an
                 ingenious
                 division
                 of
                 the
                 ground
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 the
                 soyle
                 ,
                 designe
                 the
                 drier
                 part
                 for
                 wheat
                 and
                 barly
                 ,
                 That
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 visited
                 with
                 an
                 improving
                 moysture
                 ,
                 to
                 Rice
                 and
                 Sugar
                 ;
                 As●ents
                 and
                 Mountaines
                 to
                 groves
                 of
                 P●nes
                 and
                 Chestnuts
                 ,
                 betweene
                 which
                 are
                 planted
                 Maiz
                 Panicle
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 kinde
                 of
                 Pulse
                 .
                 In
                 other
                 proper
                 places
                 are
                 Mulberry
                 Groves
                 ,
                 Gardens
                 ,
                 Orchards
                 ,
                 Flax
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 word
                 no
                 spot
                 of
                 ground
                 misimployed
                 from
                 its
                 proper
                 advantage
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 Virginia
                 is
                 parallell
                 in
                 neerenesse
                 of
                 Staples
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 neighbourhood
                 to
                 the
                 sunne
                 ,
                 to
                 that
                 celebrated
                 Empire
                 ,
                 what
                 multitudes
                 of
                 Fi●h
                 to
                 satisfie
                 the
                 most
                 voluptuous
                 of
                 wishes
                 ,
                 can
                 China
                 glory
                 in
                 which
                 Virginia
                 may
                 not
                 in
                 justice
                 boast
                 of
                 ?
                 What
                 Fowles
                 can
                 she
                 make
                 oftentation
                 of
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 Virginia
                 can
                 be
                 esteemed
                 inferiour
                 ?
                 Can
                 China
                 ,
                 insolent
                 with
                 her
                 prosperity
                 ,
                 solely
                 lay
                 clay●e
                 to
                 a
                 more
                 singular
                 honour
                 for
                 her
                 affluence
                 in
                 Maiz
                 and
                 other
                 grain
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 maintenance
                 and
                 luxury
                 of
                 her
                 plenty-wanton
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 without
                 an
                 open
                 injury
                 to
                 her
                 equall
                 ,
                 to
                 her
                 Mayden
                 sister
                 ,
                 to
                 our
                 incomparable
                 Virginia
                 ?
                 Are
                 her
                 Mulberries
                 springing
                 from
                 a
                 voluntary
                 bounty
                 of
                 Nature
                 lesse
                 numerous
                 or
                 usefull
                 then
                 those
                 to
                 which
                 China
                 hath
                 added
                 all
                 the
                 assistance
                 which
                 could
                 be
                 expected
                 from
                 advantages
                 of
                 tra●splantation
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 industrious
                 people
                 ?
                 If
                 China
                 will
                 descend
                 to
                 particulars
                 ,
                 to
                 compare
                 Quantity
                 and
                 Quality
                 of
                 Fish
                 and
                 Fowle
                 ,
                 Let
                 her
                 shew
                 us
                 Turkies
                 of
                 50
                 pound
                 weight
                 ,
                 Let
                 her
                 instance
                 an
                 example
                 of
                 one
                 hundred
                 and
                 fifty
                 Fowle
                 ,
                 to
                 reward
                 the
                 labour
                 of
                 three
                 charges
                 of
                 shot
                 and
                 powder
                 ,
                 Let
                 he●
                 publish
                 a
                 president
                 so
                 worthy
                 of
                 admiration
                 (
                 and
                 which
                 will
                 not
                 admit
                 
                 beliefe
                 in
                 those
                 bosomes
                 where
                 the
                 eye
                 cannot
                 be
                 witnesse
                 of
                 the
                 action●
                 of
                 five
                 thousand
                 fish
                 taken
                 at
                 one
                 draught
                 neere
                 Cape
                 
                 Charls
                 ●
                 at
                 the
                 entry
                 into
                 Chesapeak
                 Bay
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 swells
                 the
                 wonder
                 greater
                 ,
                 not
                 one
                 fish
                 under
                 the
                 measure
                 of
                 two
                 feet
                 in
                 length
                 .
                 What
                 Fleets
                 come
                 yeerely
                 upon
                 the
                 coasts
                 of
                 New
                 found
                 Land
                 ,
                 and
                 New
                 England
                 for
                 Fish
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 incredible
                 re●●rne
                 ?
                 Yet
                 t
                 is
                 a
                 most
                 assured
                 truth
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 they
                 would
                 make
                 experiment
                 upon
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 Cape
                 Cod
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 coast
                 of
                 this
                 happy
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 find
                 Fish
                 of
                 a
                 greater
                 delicacy
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 full
                 handed
                 plenty
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 Foraigners
                 know
                 not
                 ,
                 yet
                 if
                 our
                 owne
                 Planters
                 would
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 would
                 yield
                 them
                 a
                 Revenue
                 which
                 cannot
                 admit
                 of
                 any
                 diminution
                 ,
                 whilest
                 there
                 are
                 Ebbes
                 and
                 Flouds
                 ,
                 Rivers
                 feed
                 and
                 receive
                 the
                 Ocean
                 ,
                 or
                 Nature
                 fayles
                 in
                 (
                 the
                 Elementall
                 Originall
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 )
                 Waters
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 wants
                 nothing
                 but
                 industrious
                 spirits
                 and
                 incouragement
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 rich
                 Staple
                 of
                 this
                 commodity
                 ;
                 and
                 would
                 the
                 Virginians
                 but
                 make
                 Salt
                 pits
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 a
                 greater
                 convenience
                 of
                 Tides
                 (
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Universe
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 a
                 full
                 influence
                 of
                 the
                 Moone
                 upon
                 the
                 almost
                 limitlesse
                 Atlantick
                 causing
                 the
                 most
                 spacious
                 Fluxes
                 and
                 Refluxes
                 ,
                 that
                 any
                 shore
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 divisions
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 is
                 sensible
                 of
                 )
                 to
                 leave
                 their
                 pits
                 full
                 of
                 Salt-water
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 friendly
                 and
                 warme
                 Sunbeames
                 to
                 concoct
                 it
                 into
                 Salt
                 ,
                 then
                 Rochel
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 parts
                 of
                 Europe
                 .
                 Yet
                 notwithstanding
                 these
                 advantages
                 which
                 prefer
                 Virginia
                 before
                 Rochel
                 ,
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 rayses
                 a
                 large
                 proportion
                 of
                 his
                 Revenues
                 out
                 of
                 that
                 Staple
                 yearly
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 he
                 supplyes
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 Christendome
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 from
                 this
                 Staple
                 the
                 miserable
                 French
                 can
                 procure
                 a
                 subsistence
                 ,
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 a
                 comfortable
                 livelyhood
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 the
                 private
                 oppressions
                 of
                 their
                 grinding
                 Landlords
                 ,
                 the
                 Publick
                 Tallies
                 ,
                 Subsidies
                 ,
                 Aides
                 ,
                 Imposts
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 hard
                 Titles
                 of
                 a●thorized
                 Rapine
                 .
                 What
                 shall
                 wee
                 imagine
                 the
                 freeborne
                 English
                 in
                 a
                 Countrey
                 where
                 he
                 owes
                 no
                 Rent
                 to
                 any
                 but
                 to
                 God
                 and
                 Nature
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 has
                 Land
                 to
                 satisfie
                 his
                 desires
                 in
                 its
                 extent
                 ,
                 his
                 wishes
                 in
                 its
                 fertility
                 ,
                 where
                 free-quarter
                 is
                 a
                 word
                 onely
                 un●erstood
                 by
                 Report
                 ,
                 may
                 expect
                 of
                 profit
                 and
                 content
                 both
                 in
                 this
                 Staple
                 of
                 Salt
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 of
                 Wines
                 made
                 in
                 those
                 Countries
                 ,
                 where
                 either
                 the
                 Spanish
                 insolence
                 and
                 exactions
                 ,
                 the
                 French
                 extortions
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Turkish
                 Imperiall
                 Robberi●s
                 ,
                 though
                 in
                 the
                 highest
                 degrees
                 of
                 exorbitance
                 ,
                 
                 are
                 not
                 of
                 force
                 so
                 to
                 disincourage
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 from
                 attendance
                 upon
                 the
                 Vineyard
                 ,
                 which
                 notwithstanding
                 all
                 those
                 Horse-leaches
                 of
                 Imposition
                 ,
                 returnes
                 them
                 such
                 a
                 profit
                 a●
                 make
                 them
                 keepe
                 a
                 middle
                 path
                 betweene
                 the
                 ascent
                 of
                 Riches
                 ,
                 and
                 precipice
                 of
                 Poverty
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 would
                 it
                 be
                 such
                 a
                 long
                 intervall
                 (
                 Salt
                 being
                 first
                 made
                 )
                 betwixt
                 the
                 undertaking
                 of
                 this
                 Fishing
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 bringing
                 it
                 to
                 perfection
                 ;
                 for
                 if
                 every
                 servant
                 were
                 enjoyned
                 to
                 practise
                 Rowing
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 taught
                 to
                 handle
                 Sailes
                 ,
                 and
                 trimme
                 a
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 a
                 worke
                 easily
                 practised
                 ,
                 and
                 suddainely
                 learned
                 ,
                 the
                 pleasantnesse
                 of
                 Weather
                 in
                 fishing
                 season
                 ,
                 the
                 delicacy
                 of
                 the
                 Fish
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 usually
                 feede
                 themselves
                 with
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 the
                 encouragement
                 of
                 some
                 share
                 in
                 the
                 profit
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 understanding
                 what
                 their
                 owne
                 benefit
                 may
                 bee
                 when
                 their
                 freedome
                 gives
                 them
                 an
                 equallity
                 ,
                 will
                 make
                 them
                 willing
                 and
                 able
                 Fisher-men
                 and
                 Seamen
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 adde
                 further
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 if
                 wee
                 consider
                 the
                 abundance
                 ,
                 largenesse
                 ,
                 and
                 peculiar
                 excellency
                 o●
                 the
                 S●urgeon
                 in
                 that
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 fall
                 into
                 the
                 least
                 of
                 scruples
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 one
                 species
                 will
                 bee
                 of
                 an
                 invaluable
                 profit
                 to
                 the
                 buyer
                 ,
                 or
                 if
                 wee
                 repeate
                 to
                 our
                 thoughts
                 the
                 singular
                 plenty
                 of
                 Herrings
                 and
                 Mackarell
                 ,
                 in
                 goodnesse
                 and
                 greatnesse
                 much
                 exceeding
                 what
                 ever
                 of
                 that
                 kinde
                 these
                 our
                 Seas
                 produce
                 ,
                 a
                 very
                 ordinary
                 unders●anding
                 may
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 inspection
                 perceive
                 that
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 no
                 great
                 difficulty
                 to
                 out-labour
                 and
                 out-vye
                 the
                 Hollander
                 in
                 that
                 his
                 almost
                 onely
                 Staple
                 :
                 Which
                 wee
                 may
                 also
                 sell
                 at
                 a
                 cheaper
                 Market
                 then
                 in
                 common
                 estimation●
                 if
                 wee
                 revolve
                 the
                 Salt
                 to
                 be
                 our
                 owne
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 buy
                 from
                 France
                 ,
                 or
                 fetch
                 from
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 very
                 fraight
                 of
                 Passengers
                 (
                 of
                 which
                 allured
                 by
                 this
                 improvement
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 publick
                 approbation
                 ,
                 there
                 will
                 be
                 constant
                 multitudes
                 )
                 in
                 our
                 owne
                 Sh●ppes
                 will
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 defray
                 3●
                 fourths
                 of
                 the
                 charges
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 should
                 not
                 unwillingly
                 heare
                 (
                 though
                 I
                 dispaire
                 ever
                 to
                 know
                 it
                 for
                 a
                 certainety
                 )
                 that
                 China
                 did
                 exceede
                 us
                 in
                 fishing
                 ;
                 for
                 were
                 it
                 granted
                 ,
                 wee
                 should
                 not
                 imagine
                 those
                 watry
                 Inhabitants
                 so
                 circumscribed
                 and
                 limited
                 to
                 one
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Ocean
                 especially
                 the
                 same
                 Climate
                 and
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 inviting
                 them
                 as
                 not
                 to
                 visit
                 our
                 opposite
                 shore
                 of
                 Southwest
                 Virginia
                 in
                 as
                 great
                 variety
                 and
                 plenty
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 more
                 curious
                 and
                 able
                 Persons
                 I
                 shall
                 offer
                 what
                 singular
                 object
                 it
                 were
                 of
                 variety
                 and
                 plenty
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 would
                 take
                 the
                 advantage
                 
                 of
                 some
                 tides
                 and
                 seasons
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 resort
                 of
                 fish
                 is
                 greatest
                 to
                 stoppe
                 the
                 Returne
                 of
                 them
                 out
                 of
                 some
                 Creeke
                 perpetually
                 flowing
                 with
                 Salt
                 by
                 Sl●ces
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 other
                 invention
                 :
                 Heere
                 would
                 those
                 great
                 ones
                 generate
                 and
                 produce
                 till
                 even
                 they
                 laboured
                 with
                 their
                 owne
                 Multitude
                 ,
                 if
                 permitted
                 to
                 increase
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 yeares
                 ,
                 who
                 might
                 with
                 very
                 small
                 charge
                 be
                 maintained
                 ,
                 and
                 yearely
                 render
                 to
                 the
                 proprietar
                 an
                 Ocean
                 of
                 Fish
                 in
                 a
                 narrow
                 confine
                 of
                 Water
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 were
                 it
                 unworthy
                 the
                 labour
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 experiment
                 whether
                 the
                 S●urgion
                 himselfe
                 might
                 not
                 receive
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 Domestication
                 in
                 that
                 narrow
                 circumscript
                 on
                 ,
                 especially
                 if
                 wee
                 let
                 it
                 descend
                 into
                 our
                 thoughts
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 by
                 small
                 perforations
                 in
                 the
                 sluces
                 he
                 perpetually
                 admits
                 a
                 Renovation
                 and
                 change
                 of
                 salt
                 Water
                 )
                 he
                 may
                 receive
                 the
                 s●me
                 benefit
                 of
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 namely
                 variety
                 of
                 Water
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 delights
                 in
                 when
                 unconfined
                 ,
                 and
                 admitting
                 the
                 Originall
                 Breeder
                 not
                 to
                 thrive
                 well
                 by
                 such
                 imprisoning
                 ,
                 yet
                 Customes
                 ascending
                 as
                 high
                 as
                 Nature
                 in
                 the
                 Breed
                 ,
                 would
                 make
                 that
                 Familiar
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 peradventure
                 might
                 have
                 been
                 offensive
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 Spawner
                 ,
                 and
                 should
                 they
                 delight
                 (
                 as
                 in
                 some
                 seasons
                 of
                 the
                 yeare
                 Fishes
                 doe
                 vary
                 their
                 Resorts
                 )
                 at
                 any
                 time
                 in
                 fresh
                 water
                 ;
                 A
                 large
                 Pond
                 digged
                 neare
                 having
                 either
                 Springs
                 to
                 feede
                 it
                 ,
                 or
                 Raines
                 to
                 fill
                 it
                 ,
                 might
                 by
                 communication
                 of
                 a
                 Sluce
                 receive
                 both
                 them
                 and
                 Salmon
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 seeke
                 aft●r
                 the
                 Freshes
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 Fishes
                 may
                 be
                 unwilded
                 ,
                 and
                 become
                 Domestick
                 ,
                 History
                 will
                 sufficiently
                 informe
                 us
                 ,
                 wherein
                 are
                 delivered
                 Reports
                 of
                 some
                 who
                 growne
                 more
                 particularly
                 intelligent
                 ,
                 were
                 distingu●sht
                 by
                 names
                 ,
                 a●d
                 understood
                 themselves
                 so
                 called
                 :
                 and
                 Martiall
                 in
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Epigrams
                 to
                 Caesar
                 ,
                 (
                 I
                 meane
                 Domi●ian
                 )
                 tells
                 the
                 Prince
                 speaking
                 of
                 Fishes
                 so
                 instructed
                 ,
                 
                   Quid
                   quod
                   nomen
                   habe●t
                   &
                   ad
                   Magistri
                   Nomen
                   quisque
                   sui
                   venit
                   cita●●s
                   ?
                
                 And
                 further
                 ,
                 
                   Ma●●mque
                   lambit
                
                 ,
                 a
                 thing
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 a
                 Poet
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 bold
                 ,
                 ev●n
                 to
                 untruths
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 durst
                 never
                 have
                 obtruded
                 upon
                 Caesar
                 ,
                 whom
                 himselfe
                 makes
                 a
                 party
                 in
                 the
                 experiment
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 adde
                 something
                 to
                 what
                 hath
                 formerly
                 beene
                 delivered
                 of
                 Balsomes
                 and
                 Colours
                 ,
                 why
                 from
                 the
                 Livers
                 and
                 most
                 unctuous
                 parts
                 of
                 those
                 more
                 delicate
                 Fishes
                 ,
                 may
                 not
                 curiosity
                 finde
                 a
                 means
                 to
                 extract
                 an
                 Oyle
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 Medicinall
                 ,
                 though
                 I
                 am
                 enclined
                 by
                 severall
                 Reasons
                 to
                 belie●e
                 the
                 affirmative
                 )
                 may
                 notwithstanding
                 
                 artificially
                 distilled
                 after
                 its
                 first
                 extraction
                 prove
                 a
                 delicacy
                 for
                 the
                 Tables
                 of
                 Princes
                 and
                 Great
                 Ones
                 ,
                 especially
                 for
                 Sauces
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Confections
                 which
                 Luxury
                 hath
                 found
                 out
                 for
                 the
                 irritation
                 of
                 dull
                 and
                 retreating
                 appetites
                 .
                 But
                 I
                 cannot
                 believe
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 deprived
                 of
                 its
                 particular
                 virtue
                 in
                 Physicall
                 operations
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 industrious
                 conclusions
                 of
                 our
                 Ancestors
                 have
                 by
                 such
                 probations
                 discovered
                 many
                 rich
                 Mysteries
                 of
                 Nature
                 ;
                 whilst
                 wee
                 either
                 glutted
                 with
                 our
                 owne
                 plenty
                 of
                 Receipts
                 ,
                 or
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 too
                 fond
                 a
                 Reverence
                 wee
                 pay
                 to
                 antiquity
                 acquiesc●
                 in
                 their
                 prescriptions
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 
                   ne
                   plus
                   ultra
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Hercules
                 Pillars
                 of
                 Wisedome
                 ,
                 beyond
                 which
                 there
                 were
                 no
                 passage
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 feare
                 every
                 innovation
                 brings
                 inconveniences
                 in
                 his
                 Traine
                 ,
                 which
                 opinion
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 possessed
                 those
                 our
                 Ancestors
                 ,
                 the
                 World
                 had
                 continued
                 in
                 ignorance
                 ,
                 and
                 must
                 for
                 ever
                 have
                 layne
                 sick
                 of
                 an
                 incurable
                 folly
                 in
                 the
                 Fooles
                 Hospitalls
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 what
                 concernes
                 the
                 Flax
                 of
                 China
                 ,
                 that
                 wee
                 may
                 not
                 lose
                 the
                 smallest
                 circumstance
                 of
                 Parallell
                 with
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 Nature
                 her selfe
                 hath
                 enriched
                 this
                 her
                 bosome
                 Favourite
                 with
                 a
                 voluntary
                 plant●
                 which
                 by
                 art
                 ,
                 industry
                 ,
                 and
                 transplantation
                 may
                 be
                 multiplyed
                 and
                 improved
                 to
                 a
                 degree
                 of
                 as
                 plentifull
                 ,
                 but
                 more
                 excellent
                 Nature
                 :
                 Which
                 because
                 of
                 its
                 accession
                 to
                 the
                 quallity
                 of
                 Silke
                 ,
                 wee
                 entitle
                 Silke
                 Grasse
                 :
                 Of
                 this
                 Queene
                 Eliz●beth
                 had
                 a
                 substantiall
                 and
                 rich
                 peece
                 of
                 Grograine
                 made
                 and
                 presented
                 to
                 Her.
                 Of
                 this
                 Mr.
                 Porey
                 in
                 his
                 discovery
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 River
                 Chamonoak
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 Iames
                 River
                 delivers
                 a
                 Relation
                 of
                 infinite
                 Quantity
                 ,
                 covering
                 the
                 Surface
                 of
                 a
                 Vast
                 Forest
                 of
                 Pine-trees
                 ,
                 being
                 60.
                 miles
                 in
                 length
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 had
                 beene
                 wished
                 that
                 the
                 injun●tion
                 given
                 to
                 every
                 Planter
                 to
                 set
                 so
                 many
                 thousand
                 Plants
                 of
                 this
                 kinde
                 had
                 been
                 effectually
                 prosecuted
                 :
                 The
                 intermission
                 wher●of
                 hath
                 beene
                 a
                 prejudice
                 not
                 easily
                 imaginable
                 :
                 Nor
                 is
                 it
                 yet
                 too
                 late
                 to
                 effect
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 probability
                 by
                 transplantation
                 it
                 may
                 thrive
                 beyond
                 comparison
                 larger
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 skinne
                 of
                 it
                 growne
                 more
                 tender
                 and
                 delicate
                 ,
                 may
                 arrive
                 to
                 some
                 equali●y
                 with
                 the
                 labou●
                 of
                 the
                 Silke-worme
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 managed
                 by
                 such
                 Rules
                 of
                 Nature
                 best
                 sute
                 with
                 its
                 production
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 Hempe
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 naturall
                 kinde
                 of
                 Hempe
                 ,
                 a
                 sp●cies
                 of
                 Flagg
                 in
                 that
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 being
                 boyled
                 you
                 may
                 strippe
                 a
                 long
                 and
                 fine
                 skinne
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 proper
                 for
                 Cordage
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 finer
                 sort
                 singularly
                 usefull
                 for
                 Linnen
                 ;
                 of
                 this
                 two
                 hundred
                 weight
                 hath
                 
                 beene
                 sent
                 into
                 E●gland
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 hath
                 beene
                 made
                 excellent
                 Cordage
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 good
                 Linnen
                 .
                 This
                 ,
                 by
                 observation
                 of
                 the
                 soile
                 it
                 growes
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 transplanted
                 into
                 Grounds
                 of
                 like
                 ,
                 but
                 richer
                 property
                 ,
                 would
                 together
                 with
                 tht
                 Silke-grasse
                 make
                 a
                 Staple
                 of
                 admirable
                 Returne
                 and
                 Profit
                 ;
                 Provided
                 every
                 Planter
                 had
                 an
                 injunction
                 for
                 this
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 the
                 former
                 to
                 sow
                 or
                 set
                 a
                 convenient
                 proportion
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 his
                 owne
                 profit
                 (
                 quickned
                 with
                 the
                 imposition
                 of
                 a
                 mulct
                 in
                 case
                 of
                 neglect
                 )
                 would
                 easily
                 invite
                 him
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 this
                 meanes
                 would
                 Virginia
                 not
                 onely
                 furnish
                 her
                 owne
                 people
                 ,
                 but
                 supply
                 other
                 Nations
                 with
                 Stuffes
                 and
                 Linnen
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Brasse
                 of
                 China
                 ,
                 wee
                 shall
                 oppose
                 the
                 Virginian
                 Copper
                 (
                 or
                 Gold
                 ,
                 for
                 yet
                 it
                 is
                 doubtfull
                 )
                 for
                 by
                 a
                 concurrent
                 Relation
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Indians
                 ,
                 justified
                 to
                 severall
                 English
                 of
                 Quality
                 ,
                 particularly
                 to
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                 Southampton
                 ●
                 in
                 Mr.
                 Poryes
                 Narrative●
                 to
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   B●rkely
                
                 ,
                 all
                 seconding
                 Mr.
                 Heriots
                 Report
                 ,
                 that
                 within
                 ten
                 dayes
                 West
                 toward
                 the
                 setting
                 of
                 the
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 the
                 Natives
                 of
                 that
                 Countrey
                 gathered
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 a
                 Red
                 Sand
                 falling
                 with
                 a
                 streame
                 issuing
                 from
                 a
                 Mountaine
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 washed
                 in
                 a
                 sive
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 upon
                 the
                 fire
                 speedily
                 ,
                 melts
                 and
                 becomes
                 some
                 Copper
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 shew
                 us
                 ,
                 but
                 as
                 they
                 say
                 much
                 softer
                 .
                 We
                 shall
                 only
                 suppose
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 Copper
                 ,
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 opinion
                 of
                 divers
                 knowing
                 men
                 ,
                 who
                 apprehend
                 it
                 for
                 a
                 Richer
                 Metall
                 ;
                 but
                 melting
                 with
                 such
                 ease
                 two
                 parts
                 in
                 five
                 turning
                 to
                 a
                 Solid
                 Metall
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 three
                 parts
                 being
                 peradventure
                 not
                 any
                 thing
                 of
                 the
                 Oare
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 such
                 Rubbidge
                 ,
                 as
                 joyned
                 to
                 the
                 Oare
                 in
                 rouling
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 falling
                 meerely
                 from
                 the
                 superficies
                 of
                 the
                 Mountaine
                 ,
                 yet
                 a
                 Rich
                 Copper
                 ;
                 what
                 eye
                 enlightned
                 with
                 the
                 smallest
                 beame
                 of
                 Reason
                 ,
                 will
                 not
                 conclude
                 it
                 for
                 an
                 extraordintry
                 accession
                 of
                 Wealth
                 to
                 this
                 Countrey
                 ?
                 and
                 why
                 may
                 not
                 the
                 intralls
                 of
                 this
                 Minerall
                 be
                 Gold
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 skinne
                 and
                 crust
                 of
                 it
                 is
                 Copper
                 ?
                 Nature
                 her selfe
                 oftentimes
                 dealing
                 after
                 the
                 mode
                 of
                 divers
                 great
                 men
                 ,
                 delighting
                 to
                 lay
                 an
                 unregarded
                 outside
                 over
                 her
                 Richest
                 Linings
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 proceed
                 in
                 continuation
                 of
                 our
                 comparison
                 with
                 China
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 abound
                 more
                 in
                 visible
                 Silver
                 (
                 of
                 which
                 with
                 our
                 abundance
                 of
                 Staples
                 may
                 quickly
                 put
                 us
                 into
                 a
                 ●ondition
                 of
                 entring
                 into
                 completion
                 with
                 )
                 yet
                 cannot
                 Virginia
                 in
                 all
                 probability
                 be
                 destitute
                 of
                 that
                 Metall
                 :
                 For
                 besides
                 divers
                 conjectures
                 grounded
                 upon
                 naturall
                 cir●umstances
                 :
                 Mr.
                 Gage
                 in
                 his
                 Relation
                 of
                 the
                 Indies
                 ,
                 assures
                 
                 us
                 that
                 the
                 Spanyards
                 have
                 found
                 out
                 a
                 rich
                 Silver
                 Mine
                 on
                 the
                 back
                 side
                 of
                 Florida
                 Westward
                 ,
                 in
                 34
                 degrees
                 of
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 farther
                 they
                 extend
                 their
                 search
                 Northward
                 ,
                 the
                 more
                 Rich
                 and
                 Pure
                 the
                 Mines
                 discovered
                 improve
                 themselves
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 shall
                 wee
                 plead
                 inferiority
                 in
                 Pearles
                 with
                 China
                 or
                 Persia
                 ,
                 since
                 Mr.
                 Heriot
                 assure●
                 us
                 of
                 a
                 large
                 quantity
                 of
                 Pearles
                 found
                 amongst
                 the
                 Natives
                 ,
                 spoyled
                 by
                 their
                 ignorance
                 in
                 boring
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 defacing
                 their
                 orientall
                 lustre
                 ,
                 by
                 exposing
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 fire
                 .
                 These
                 were
                 found
                 amongst
                 the
                 Indians
                 at
                 Roanoak
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Relations
                 of
                 the
                 Natives
                 on
                 all
                 hands
                 unanimously
                 concur
                 that
                 the
                 South
                 and
                 West
                 of
                 this
                 opulent
                 Countrey
                 was
                 stored
                 with
                 such
                 abundance
                 and
                 variety
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Indians
                 used
                 to
                 make
                 and
                 adorne
                 Babies
                 with
                 them
                 :
                 And
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 had
                 collected
                 a
                 Bracelet
                 of
                 very
                 orientall
                 Pearle
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 five
                 thousand
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 all
                 lost
                 in
                 the
                 Returne
                 to
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 China
                 suppose
                 a
                 merit
                 of
                 precedency
                 in
                 Muske
                 ,
                 Virginia
                 may
                 justly
                 oppose
                 them
                 with
                 her
                 Mu●k
                 Rat
                 ,
                 or
                 Muscassus
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 all
                 probability
                 cannot
                 but
                 be
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 tradition
                 received
                 into
                 the
                 Number
                 of
                 truhts
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Confection
                 of
                 their
                 Muske
                 in
                 that
                 Countrey
                 is
                 bruizing
                 and
                 burying
                 a
                 certaine
                 Creature
                 to
                 pu●refaction
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 this
                 Odour
                 is
                 effected
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 very
                 open
                 to
                 conjecture
                 that
                 this
                 Musk-R●t
                 or
                 Musc●ssus
                 ,
                 whose
                 flesh
                 and
                 skinne
                 are
                 extraordin●ry
                 redolent
                 ●nd
                 durant
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 which
                 there
                 is
                 an
                 infinite
                 plenty
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 order
                 may
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 perfection
                 .
                 Neither
                 is
                 it
                 so
                 improbable
                 th●t
                 this
                 Odour
                 should
                 proceed
                 from
                 putrefaction
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 naturally
                 an
                 abhorrence
                 to
                 the
                 Nosthrill
                 :
                 for
                 if
                 you
                 apply
                 too
                 neare
                 to
                 the
                 substance
                 of
                 the
                 Muske
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 an
                 occult
                 subolency
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 putrefactive
                 originall
                 .
                 Neither
                 are
                 all
                 excretions
                 of
                 Nature
                 in
                 themselves
                 offensive
                 to
                 the
                 sense
                 of
                 smelling
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Fluxe
                 of
                 the
                 Civet-Cat
                 is
                 accounted
                 am●ngst
                 our
                 most
                 sov●raigne
                 Per●umes
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 exp●rimented
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 Staple
                 of
                 noble
                 use
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 lesse
                 benefit
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 shall
                 wee
                 yeeld
                 the
                 Laurell
                 of
                 preeminence
                 in
                 Richnesse
                 of
                 Furres
                 to
                 China
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Furres
                 of
                 Beavers
                 ,
                 Otters
                 ,
                 Martines
                 ,
                 and
                 above
                 all
                 Black
                 Foxes
                 (
                 which
                 are
                 upon
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 Continent
                 )
                 may
                 pretend
                 any
                 title
                 to
                 Richnesse
                 :
                 And
                 yet
                 have
                 wee
                 beene
                 hitherto
                 so
                 supinely
                 negligent
                 to
                 permit
                 the
                 Dutch
                 and
                 the
                 French
                 to
                 carry
                 away
                 most
                 of
                 this
                 pretious
                 Commodity
                 ,
                 to
                 trade
                 in
                 our
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 
                 under-sell
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 discovers
                 either
                 an
                 ●mplacable
                 malice
                 or
                 insatiable
                 avarice
                 ,
                 trade
                 with
                 those
                 Indians
                 (
                 of
                 whom
                 wee
                 have
                 no
                 reason
                 to
                 nourish
                 any
                 great
                 confidence
                 )
                 for
                 Muskets
                 and
                 Powder
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 conclude
                 ,
                 what
                 ever
                 else
                 China
                 may
                 presume
                 to
                 boast
                 of
                 :
                 Whether
                 Nitre
                 ,
                 Allum
                 ,
                 Quicksilver
                 ,
                 Rhubarb
                 ,
                 and
                 China
                 Root
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 some
                 wee
                 have
                 already
                 discovered
                 :
                 If
                 wee
                 consider
                 the
                 parallell
                 in
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 the
                 equality
                 of
                 temperate
                 Climate
                 ,
                 the
                 parity
                 in
                 soile
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 fertility
                 ,
                 the
                 similitude
                 in
                 brave
                 Navigable
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 the
                 unanimous
                 congruity
                 and
                 consent
                 in
                 divers
                 knowne
                 Commodities
                 ,
                 wee
                 shall
                 have
                 an
                 ample
                 basis
                 to
                 ground
                 conjectu●es
                 upon
                 ,
                 that
                 what
                 ever
                 singularity
                 of
                 Nature
                 that
                 Nation
                 may
                 im●gine
                 her selfe
                 Victorious
                 over
                 others●
                 will
                 be
                 found
                 equall
                 in
                 this
                 Garden
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 this
                 aemulous
                 Rivall
                 of
                 China
                 ,
                 Virginia
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Chineses
                 may
                 with
                 as
                 great
                 justice
                 deny
                 the
                 Europ●ans
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 both
                 eyes
                 ,
                 as
                 boast
                 that
                 they
                 precede
                 in
                 any
                 thing
                 except
                 Antiquity
                 of
                 habitation
                 and
                 a
                 long
                 experienced
                 industry
                 ,
                 this
                 great
                 Luminary
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 World
                 Virginia
                 .
              
               
                 What
                 ever
                 other
                 commodities
                 ,
                 the
                 Novelty
                 of
                 inhabiting
                 this
                 amorous
                 Virgin
                 hath
                 made
                 it
                 appeare
                 defective
                 in
                 as
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 ●ndigo
                 ,
                 Cotton
                 ,
                 Ginger
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 advantageous
                 Staples
                 ,
                 wee
                 shall
                 appeale
                 to
                 all
                 who
                 have
                 seene
                 this
                 unexampled
                 Countrey
                 ;
                 (
                 we
                 meane
                 Roanoak
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 more
                 Southerne
                 parts
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 Cou●tries
                 towards
                 the
                 fertile
                 Mangoack
                 )
                 whether
                 it
                 be
                 guilty
                 of
                 any
                 contrariety
                 ,
                 distemper
                 ,
                 or
                 extremity
                 which
                 might
                 hinder
                 their
                 production
                 .
                 The
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 other
                 Countre●s
                 makes
                 his
                 visit
                 in
                 Flames
                 and
                 Droughts
                 ,
                 heere
                 casts
                 his
                 auspicious
                 Beames
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 an
                 innocent
                 and
                 complementall
                 warmth
                 ,
                 courts
                 the
                 bosome
                 of
                 this
                 his
                 particular
                 favo●rite
                 ,
                 hastening
                 and
                 disposing
                 its
                 wombe
                 for
                 ripe
                 productions
                 ,
                 which
                 salute
                 him
                 in
                 an
                 absolute
                 perfection
                 .
                 Winter
                 Snowes
                 ,
                 Frosts
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 excesses
                 ,
                 are
                 heere
                 only
                 remembred
                 ,
                 never
                 known
                 .
                 The
                 purling
                 Springs
                 and
                 wanton
                 Rivers
                 every
                 where
                 kissing
                 the
                 happy
                 soyle
                 into
                 a
                 perpetuall
                 verdure
                 ,
                 into
                 an
                 unwearied
                 fertility
                 :
                 no
                 obstructions
                 in
                 your
                 expectations
                 ,
                 attempt
                 and
                 hope
                 them
                 ,
                 prosecute
                 and
                 enjoy
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 have
                 we
                 in
                 design
                 to
                 lay
                 any
                 imputation
                 upon
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 which
                 already
                 aboundeth
                 to
                 admiration
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Staples
                 last
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 will
                 become
                 our
                 charity
                 to
                 wish
                 the
                 Country
                 as
                 health●●ll
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 fruitfull
                 ;
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 answer
                 the
                 expectation
                 and
                 merit
                 of
                 its
                 most
                 industrious
                 and
                 publicke
                 spirited
                 Planters
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 given
                 a
                 brave
                 example
                 to
                 all
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 effects
                 of
                 their
                 industry
                 and
                 unwearied
                 constancy
                 .
                 From
                 a
                 thing
                 almo●t
                 lost
                 to
                 memory
                 ,
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 to
                 reputation
                 )
                 they
                 have
                 raysed
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 that
                 Island
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 subject
                 of
                 admiration
                 for
                 wealth
                 and
                 Staple
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 so
                 little
                 a
                 circumference
                 of
                 Ground
                 should
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 vent
                 the
                 value
                 of
                 two
                 hundred
                 and
                 fifty
                 thousand
                 pound
                 yeerely
                 ,
                 as
                 some
                 Merchants
                 have
                 maintayned
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 addes
                 to
                 the
                 weight
                 and
                 measure
                 of
                 their
                 just
                 estimation
                 ,
                 but
                 increases
                 the
                 favourable
                 wishes
                 of
                 all
                 ●overs
                 of
                 industry
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 had
                 a
                 larger
                 proportion
                 of
                 ground
                 to
                 improve
                 upon
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 if
                 an
                 invincible
                 sloth
                 doth
                 not
                 possesse
                 us
                 in
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 (
                 wee
                 meane
                 the
                 South
                 )
                 why
                 should
                 not
                 wee
                 rayse
                 an
                 equall
                 or
                 greater
                 profit
                 upon
                 as
                 fertile
                 and
                 convenient
                 a
                 soile
                 ?
                 especially
                 if
                 we
                 consider
                 ●he
                 populousnesse
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 has
                 so
                 raysed
                 the
                 price
                 of
                 Land
                 there
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 have
                 heere
                 gratis
                 ,
                 where
                 number
                 of
                 inhabitants
                 doe
                 so
                 little
                 take
                 from
                 our
                 abundance
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 adde
                 to
                 our
                 wealth
                 ,
                 security
                 and
                 plenty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 sole
                 meanes
                 to
                 increase
                 and
                 improve
                 upon
                 Staples
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 have
                 made
                 it
                 apparant
                 that
                 what
                 ever
                 China
                 hath
                 of
                 Staple
                 or
                 delicacy
                 ,
                 is
                 produced
                 or
                 producible
                 in
                 this
                 above-example
                 Virgin.
                 But
                 to
                 shew
                 that
                 even
                 China
                 her selfe
                 must
                 in
                 some
                 thi●gs
                 give
                 place
                 to
                 this
                 more
                 happy
                 Mayden
                 ,
                 
                   T●rra
                   sigillata
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Lemnia
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 peculiar
                 an
                 income
                 to
                 the
                 Grand
                 Signiors
                 Treasury
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 of
                 Salt
                 is
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 Kings
                 )
                 and
                 of
                 which
                 China
                 can
                 no
                 way
                 boast
                 ,
                 is
                 native
                 to
                 this
                 Countrey
                 ;
                 Vines
                 are
                 eyther
                 not
                 naturall
                 ,
                 neglected
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 understood
                 by
                 the
                 Chineses●
                 but
                 in
                 this
                 incomparable
                 soyle
                 the
                 Grape
                 presents
                 it selfe
                 every
                 where
                 to
                 your
                 delighted
                 prospect
                 .
                 And
                 what
                 ●hadow
                 can
                 there
                 be
                 of
                 scruple
                 that
                 Wines
                 well
                 cultivated
                 ,
                 and
                 issuing
                 from
                 a
                 rich
                 Grape
                 ,
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 as
                 commodious
                 a
                 Staple
                 to
                 that
                 voluptuous
                 and
                 gluttonous
                 Nation
                 ,
                 who
                 wanton
                 away
                 their
                 wealth
                 in
                 banqnets
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Wines
                 of
                 France
                 and
                 Spain
                 are
                 to
                 the
                 more
                 Northerne
                 and
                 lesse
                 abstenious
                 Nations
                 of
                 Europe
                 ?
              
               
                 There
                 ●eeds
                 no
                 objection
                 be
                 made
                 against
                 this
                 Staple
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Southwest
                 part
                 of
                 Virginia
                 being
                 once
                 discovered
                 ,
                 the
                 Sea
                 laid
                 open
                 and
                 that
                 passage
                 compleat
                 in
                 all
                 its
                 numbers●
                 the
                 pleasure
                 of
                 the
                 commerce
                 ,
                 the
                 richnesse
                 of
                 returnes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 extraordinary
                 quickne●
                 of
                 the
                 profit
                 ,
                 will
                 invite
                 so
                 many
                 to
                 come
                 over
                 and
                 plant
                 that
                 commodious
                 
                 quarter
                 of
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 we
                 shall
                 never
                 labour
                 with
                 too
                 numerous
                 a
                 multitude
                 of
                 inhabitants
                 ,
                 so
                 we
                 shall
                 not
                 have
                 any
                 great
                 occasion
                 to
                 complaine
                 of
                 the
                 paucity
                 of
                 Planters
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 is
                 Tobacco
                 in
                 those
                 Indian
                 seas
                 (
                 especially
                 cured
                 as
                 in
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 that
                 strength
                 and
                 excellency
                 )
                 a
                 commodity
                 of
                 inconsiderable
                 commerce
                 ,
                 particularly
                 if
                 wee
                 call
                 to
                 minde
                 what
                 gayne
                 there
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 exchange
                 for
                 Indian
                 commodities
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 any
                 ordinary
                 understanding
                 may
                 comprehend
                 that
                 although
                 Tobacco
                 should
                 yeeld
                 but
                 three
                 pence
                 the
                 pound
                 in
                 India
                 ,
                 yet
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 barter
                 with
                 those
                 Nations
                 where
                 the
                 returne
                 quadruples
                 the
                 value
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 the
                 gaynes
                 gotten
                 by
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 very
                 considerable
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 we
                 may
                 beleeve
                 Printed
                 Relations
                 (
                 and
                 the
                 person
                 delivering
                 it
                 so
                 cleerely
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 in
                 my
                 opinion●
                 worthy
                 of
                 all
                 credit
                 )
                 Tobacco
                 from
                 Surat
                 to
                 Moco
                 yeeld
                 ten
                 for
                 one
                 profit
                 ,
                 returned
                 in
                 Eastridge
                 feathers
                 to
                 England
                 ,
                 you
                 have
                 six
                 to
                 one
                 profit
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 is
                 for
                 those
                 Planters
                 who
                 are
                 so
                 infected
                 with
                 that
                 disease
                 of
                 the
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 cannot
                 admit
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 Staple
                 ,
                 though
                 more
                 gainefull
                 and
                 lesse
                 laborious
                 .
                 Yet
                 is
                 not
                 Tobacco
                 without
                 its
                 vertues
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 hath
                 found
                 out
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 it
                 in
                 smoke
                 ,
                 (
                 or
                 the
                 smoky
                 use
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 juice
                 thereof
                 (
                 when
                 greene
                 )
                 applyed
                 to
                 any
                 wound
                 cut
                 ,
                 sore
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 a●y
                 distinction
                 ,
                 whether
                 greene
                 ,
                 festered
                 ,
                 or
                 cankered
                 ,
                 will
                 heale
                 it
                 speedily
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 miraculously
                 ;
                 the
                 leafe
                 bruised
                 or
                 stamped
                 ,
                 and
                 applied
                 to
                 any
                 bite
                 or
                 sting
                 of
                 a
                 venemous
                 quality
                 ,
                 to
                 any
                 wound
                 made
                 by
                 a
                 poyso●ed
                 arrow
                 ,
                 the
                 green
                 leafe
                 heated
                 in
                 hot
                 ashes
                 ,
                 and
                 layd
                 upon
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 body
                 afflicted
                 with
                 aches
                 ,
                 will
                 worke
                 effects
                 answerable
                 to
                 the
                 most
                 powerfull
                 operations
                 of
                 Nature
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Benefi●
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Silke-worme
                 mystery
                 treated
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 BUT
                 to
                 show
                 to
                 the
                 World
                 that
                 wee
                 may
                 equall
                 the
                 best
                 of
                 the
                 Westerne
                 Kingdomes
                 in
                 this
                 noble
                 mystery
                 of
                 Nature
                 the
                 Silke-worme
                 :
                 That
                 France
                 and
                 Italy
                 are
                 much
                 below
                 this
                 Mignon
                 of
                 Glory
                 and
                 Profit
                 ,
                 the
                 universally
                 advantageous
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 wee
                 shall
                 ●pon
                 those
                 in●allible
                 demonstrations
                 of
                 Nature
                 ,
                 make
                 evident
                 ,
                 having
                 
                 the
                 clew
                 of
                 truth
                 ,
                 reason
                 ,
                 and
                 modesty
                 to
                 direct
                 us
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 denied
                 by
                 any
                 ,
                 whose
                 forehead
                 is
                 not
                 too
                 brazen
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Countrey
                 is
                 so
                 proper
                 for
                 adventitions
                 as
                 its
                 owne
                 Native
                 Commodities
                 ,
                 the
                 seeds
                 of
                 things
                 suffer
                 a
                 deterioration
                 by
                 changing
                 the
                 propriety
                 of
                 that
                 soile
                 which
                 was
                 geniall
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 exact
                 order
                 of
                 Nature
                 suffers
                 a
                 diminution
                 ,
                 if
                 wee
                 imagine
                 any
                 other
                 Climate
                 or
                 Region
                 more
                 proper
                 for
                 the
                 perfection
                 of
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 then
                 where
                 it
                 is
                 originally
                 produced
                 .
              
               
                 Tellier
                 aff●rmes
                 that
                 this
                 mystery
                 of
                 the
                 Silke-worme
                 hath
                 not
                 been
                 experimented
                 in
                 Europe
                 above
                 a
                 thousand
                 yeares●
                 being
                 transmitted
                 to
                 our
                 Climate
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Asiatick
                 World
                 ,
                 in
                 so
                 much
                 that
                 Italy
                 hath
                 not
                 beene
                 above
                 200
                 yeares
                 enriched
                 with
                 this
                 industrious
                 Creature
                 ,
                 France
                 received
                 it
                 from
                 Italy
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 observed
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 warmer
                 the
                 Region
                 ,
                 by
                 so
                 much
                 larger
                 and
                 stronger
                 encrease
                 and
                 texture
                 receive
                 they
                 from
                 the
                 labour
                 of
                 this
                 admirable
                 and
                 naturall
                 Weaver
                 .
                 France
                 being
                 of
                 a
                 colder
                 temper
                 then
                 Italy
                 ,
                 their
                 Wo●mes
                 are
                 weaker
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 more
                 Northerne
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdome
                 from
                 one
                 ounce
                 of
                 seed
                 they
                 profit
                 five
                 or
                 sixe
                 pound
                 of
                 Silke
                 increase
                 ,
                 worth
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 ●os
                 .
                 per
                 pound
                 ,
                 in
                 Languedock
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 warmer
                 Provinces
                 the
                 same
                 quantity
                 is
                 increased
                 to
                 7●
                 8
                 ,
                 or
                 9l
                 .
                 but
                 in
                 Brescia
                 ,
                 of
                 Calabria
                 seede
                 ,
                 they
                 use
                 usually
                 to
                 make
                 eleaven
                 or
                 twelve
                 pound
                 of
                 Silke
                 from
                 the
                 same
                 originall
                 proportion
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 poore
                 people
                 in
                 both
                 those
                 Kingdomes
                 buy
                 their
                 Mulberry
                 leaves
                 to
                 feede
                 this
                 profitable
                 and
                 ind●strious
                 Spinner
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 very
                 charge
                 of
                 those
                 leaves
                 amounts
                 to
                 a
                 full
                 halfe
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 their
                 expences
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Nobility
                 of
                 Italy
                 and
                 France
                 (
                 the
                 Grand
                 Duke
                 of
                 Tuscany
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 descending
                 into
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 this
                 profit
                 )
                 make
                 up
                 a
                 considerable
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 R●venue
                 from
                 their
                 Trees
                 ,
                 the
                 Leav●s
                 of
                 every
                 one
                 being
                 valu●d
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 goodnesse
                 and
                 quality
                 ,
                 from
                 five
                 shillings
                 to
                 twenty
                 and
                 upwards
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 divers
                 make
                 an
                 income
                 of
                 three
                 ,
                 four
                 ,
                 five
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 a
                 thousand
                 pound
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 sole
                 profit
                 of
                 their
                 Mulberry
                 trees
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Grand
                 Duke
                 from
                 the
                 sale
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 rayses
                 an
                 income
                 
                   ●●mm●xibus
                   a●nis
                
                 of
                 sixty
                 thousand
                 Ducats
                 ,
              
               
                 Yet
                 divers
                 Gentlemen
                 in
                 Italy
                 make
                 a
                 larger
                 increase
                 of
                 profit
                 ,
                 by
                 setting
                 out
                 their
                 Mulberry
                 trees
                 to
                 necessito●s
                 people
                 ,
                 fo●
                 hal●e
                 the
                 gaine
                 arising
                 from
                 the
                 worme
                 so
                 ●●d
                 .
                 Those
                 poo●e
                 con●●ibute
                 
                 their
                 seed
                 ,
                 employ
                 their
                 labour
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 at
                 all
                 expences
                 in
                 bringing
                 the
                 silke
                 to
                 perfection
                 ;
                 yet
                 notwithstanding
                 when
                 completed
                 ,
                 the
                 Gentleman
                 who
                 sets
                 out
                 his
                 Trees
                 ,
                 divides
                 the
                 moyety
                 of
                 the
                 entire
                 profit
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 hire
                 of
                 his
                 Leaves
                 only
                 ,
                 yet
                 are
                 these
                 people
                 ,
                 maugre
                 this
                 difficulty
                 ,
                 comfortable
                 gayners
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 Tellier
                 is
                 bold
                 to
                 affirme
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   non
                   obstante
                
                 the
                 disagreeablenesse
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 to
                 that
                 worme
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdome
                 of
                 France
                 from
                 the
                 sole
                 revenue
                 now
                 of
                 Silke
                 ,
                 arises
                 a
                 greater
                 intrade
                 then
                 from
                 their
                 Corne
                 ,
                 Oyle
                 and
                 Woad
                 put
                 together
                 ,
                 which
                 grow
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdome
                 in
                 vast
                 proportions
                 .
                 And
                 another
                 French
                 Author
                 affirmeth
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 Silke
                 worme
                 ,
                 (
                 of
                 which
                 France
                 hath
                 had
                 no
                 triall
                 till
                 within
                 these
                 fifty
                 yeeres
                 )
                 ariseth
                 to
                 four
                 Millions
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 ,
                 sterling
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 he
                 pretends
                 to
                 have
                 all
                 circumstances
                 of
                 truth
                 and
                 certainty
                 ,
                 drawne
                 from
                 an
                 exact
                 computation
                 to
                 confirme
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 France
                 (
                 an
                 almost
                 improper
                 Countrey
                 for
                 this
                 improvement
                 )
                 can
                 rayse
                 within
                 the
                 verge
                 of
                 fifty
                 yeeres
                 ,
                 so
                 large
                 and
                 numerous
                 a
                 revenue
                 ,
                 what
                 shall
                 we
                 imagine
                 Italy
                 (
                 a
                 warmer
                 Region
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 much
                 more
                 convenient
                 ,
                 although
                 not
                 altogether
                 Native
                 ,
                 for
                 this
                 inriching
                 creature
                 )
                 may
                 meerely
                 upon
                 this
                 Staple
                 returne
                 in
                 their
                 Treasury
                 ,
                 having
                 besides
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 Climate
                 ,
                 a
                 hundred
                 and
                 fifty
                 yeeres
                 precedency
                 in
                 the
                 mystery
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 seed
                 more
                 strong
                 ,
                 better
                 fed
                 ,
                 and
                 lesse
                 subject
                 to
                 diseases
                 and
                 casualties
                 ?
              
               
                 But
                 Virginia
                 a
                 Countrey
                 which
                 Nature
                 hath
                 no
                 lesse
                 particularly
                 assigned
                 for
                 the
                 production
                 ,
                 food
                 ,
                 and
                 perfection
                 of
                 this
                 Creature
                 then
                 Persia
                 or
                 China
                 ,
                 stored
                 naturally
                 with
                 infinites
                 of
                 Mulberry-trees
                 ,
                 some
                 so
                 large
                 that
                 the
                 leaves
                 thereof
                 have
                 by
                 Frenchmen
                 beene
                 esteemed
                 worth
                 5l
                 .
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 indigenall
                 and
                 naturall
                 Worme
                 hath
                 beene
                 found
                 as
                 bigge
                 as
                 Wallnuts
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 using
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 thereof
                 in
                 admirable
                 plenty
                 and
                 excellence
                 ;
                 if
                 this
                 mystery
                 were
                 but
                 duly
                 followed
                 ,
                 and
                 industriously
                 promoved
                 ,
                 might
                 be
                 a
                 Magazine
                 for
                 all
                 the
                 Westerne
                 World
                 ,
                 and
                 singly
                 in
                 her selfe
                 outvy
                 France
                 ,
                 Spaine
                 ,
                 and
                 Italy
                 ,
                 in
                 all
                 their
                 advantages
                 collected
                 .
              
               
                 Heere
                 the
                 Leaves
                 are
                 onely
                 sold
                 by
                 nature
                 ,
                 who
                 requires
                 no
                 other
                 satisfaction
                 then
                 industry
                 to
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 her
                 bounty
                 .
                 Timber
                 to
                 erect
                 their
                 Fabricks
                 is
                 provided
                 ,
                 and
                 costs
                 no
                 more
                 then
                 preparing
                 a
                 benevolent
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Serene
                 Sky
                 ,
                 contributing
                 their
                 indulgence
                 to
                 its
                 perfection
                 .
                 No
                 narrow
                 assignation
                 of
                 Ground
                 (
                 richer
                 then
                 
                 the
                 most
                 fertile
                 France
                 or
                 Italy
                 can
                 pretend
                 to
                 ,
                 or
                 boast
                 of
                 )
                 to
                 plant
                 those
                 Trees
                 on
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 neare
                 enough
                 to
                 the
                 setled
                 Plantations
                 ;
                 in
                 briefe
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 conveniences
                 imaginable
                 to
                 assist
                 and
                 advance
                 this
                 to
                 the
                 Noblest
                 Commerce
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 if
                 neglect
                 and
                 sloth
                 make
                 us
                 not
                 ingratefull
                 to
                 our selves
                 ,
                 and
                 nature
                 ,
                 by
                 abusing
                 our selves
                 ,
                 by
                 not
                 using
                 her
                 bounty
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 further
                 this
                 happy
                 designe
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 descend
                 into
                 an
                 unequall
                 comparison
                 :
                 Let
                 us
                 compare
                 our
                 most
                 incomparable
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Mulberry
                 and
                 the
                 Worme
                 are
                 aboriginall
                 to
                 Italy
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 are
                 onely
                 adventitious
                 :
                 Let
                 us
                 imagine
                 our
                 owne
                 Worme
                 of
                 that
                 strength
                 and
                 greatnesse
                 onely
                 equall
                 to
                 those
                 of
                 Brescia
                 and
                 Italy
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 usuall
                 ofcome
                 from
                 sixe
                 ounces
                 of
                 seede
                 is
                 72
                 ,
                 ot
                 at
                 least
                 60
                 pound
                 weight
                 of
                 Silke
                 ,
                 and
                 adhearing
                 to
                 this
                 Parallell
                 ;
                 let
                 us
                 see
                 the
                 apparency
                 in
                 the
                 profit
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 man
                 and
                 a
                 boy
                 ,
                 if
                 their
                 hands
                 be
                 not
                 sleeping
                 in
                 their
                 pockets
                 ,
                 will
                 feede
                 as
                 many
                 Wormes
                 as
                 come
                 of
                 sixe
                 or
                 eight
                 ounces
                 of
                 seed
                 till
                 they
                 be
                 past
                 their
                 foure
                 first
                 sicknesses
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 some
                 14
                 dayes
                 of
                 spinning
                 :
                 Indeed
                 the
                 last
                 14
                 dayes
                 require
                 a
                 more
                 extraordinary
                 diligence
                 and
                 attendance
                 ,
                 a
                 more
                 frequent
                 and
                 carefull
                 feeding
                 ,
                 because
                 in
                 that
                 time
                 they
                 conceive
                 ,
                 gather
                 ,
                 and
                 store
                 up
                 the
                 disposing
                 matter
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 Silke
                 comes
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 an
                 incomprehensible
                 mystery
                 of
                 Nature
                 ,
                 they
                 after
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 vomit
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 mouthes
                 ,
                 and
                 spinne
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 bowells
                 .
                 At
                 this
                 more
                 particular
                 season
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 necessity
                 of
                 adding
                 the
                 labour
                 of
                 three
                 or
                 foure
                 helpes
                 more
                 (
                 to
                 which
                 Women
                 or
                 Children
                 are
                 as
                 proper
                 as
                 Men
                 )
                 which
                 is
                 an
                 inconsiderable
                 accession
                 considering
                 the
                 gaine
                 arising
                 from
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 you
                 may
                 know
                 the
                 reason
                 why
                 Women
                 ,
                 Children
                 ,
                 lame
                 and
                 impotent
                 persons
                 are
                 as
                 fitting
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 last
                 fourteene
                 dayes
                 ,
                 as
                 Men
                 ,
                 will
                 appeare
                 by
                 their
                 labour
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 nothing
                 but
                 to
                 feede
                 them
                 within
                 doores
                 ,
                 cleanse
                 ,
                 dry
                 ,
                 and
                 perfume
                 their
                 lodgings
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 strengthning
                 but
                 not
                 overstrong
                 odour
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 as
                 one
                 skilfull
                 in
                 this
                 noble
                 mystery
                 is
                 sufficient
                 for
                 the
                 employing
                 ,
                 overseeing
                 ,
                 and
                 directing
                 hundreds
                 under
                 him
                 ,
                 so
                 (
                 the
                 skill
                 being
                 rather
                 experimentally
                 to
                 be
                 taught
                 ,
                 then
                 built
                 upon
                 long
                 and
                 ambiguous
                 precepts
                 )
                 he
                 may
                 bee
                 able
                 to
                 perfect
                 all
                 those
                 under
                 him
                 within
                 the
                 five
                 or
                 six
                 weeekes
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 imployment
                 in
                 the
                 full
                 understanding
                 the
                 mystery
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 incourage
                 both
                 
                 the
                 teacher
                 and
                 learner
                 of
                 the
                 mystery
                 ,
                 the
                 master
                 should
                 be
                 invited
                 by
                 reward
                 to
                 be
                 liberall
                 in
                 communicating
                 his
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 under
                 his
                 instruction
                 encouraged
                 by
                 arguments
                 of
                 honour
                 and
                 profit
                 proposed
                 to
                 the
                 best
                 proficient
                 ,
                 would
                 disperse
                 seeds
                 of
                 emulation
                 and
                 diligence
                 ,
                 since
                 every
                 one
                 would
                 imploy
                 himselfe
                 seriously
                 to
                 engrosse
                 and
                 appropriate
                 to
                 himselfe
                 the
                 reputation
                 and
                 advantage
                 in
                 the
                 victory
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 in
                 boyes
                 and
                 children
                 ,
                 disputations
                 frequently
                 set
                 on
                 foot
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 slight
                 distinction
                 of
                 merit
                 ,
                 would
                 make
                 all
                 that
                 are
                 ingeniously
                 disposed
                 ,
                 quicken
                 their
                 observation
                 and
                 diligence
                 ,
                 to
                 gaine
                 the
                 credit
                 of
                 prelation
                 .
                 Though
                 to
                 take
                 off
                 all
                 disincouragement
                 or
                 despayre
                 ,
                 from
                 those
                 lesse
                 apprehensive
                 and
                 docible
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 noble
                 and
                 gainefull
                 Trade
                 of
                 Silke
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 such
                 absolute
                 necessity
                 layd
                 upon
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 supersticiously
                 and
                 precisely
                 curious
                 in
                 observing
                 the
                 Booke
                 Rules
                 ,
                 and
                 written
                 Precepts
                 ,
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 omission
                 or
                 unpunctuall
                 observation
                 of
                 any
                 of
                 those
                 Precepts
                 in
                 hatching
                 ,
                 lodging
                 ,
                 feeding
                 ,
                 and
                 tending
                 of
                 the
                 Silke-wormes
                 ,
                 wee
                 should
                 imagine
                 such
                 minute
                 deviations
                 might
                 occasion
                 an
                 improsperity
                 or
                 generall
                 failing
                 :
                 for
                 wee
                 will
                 admit
                 something
                 may
                 be
                 wanting
                 either
                 in
                 materialls
                 ,
                 accommodation
                 ,
                 or
                 precisenesse
                 of
                 knowledge
                 ;
                 yet
                 may
                 the
                 worke
                 (
                 a
                 higher
                 and
                 irresistible
                 cause
                 not
                 interrupting
                 it
                 )
                 prosper
                 and
                 succeede
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 such
                 defect
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 contentment
                 and
                 gaine
                 of
                 them
                 which
                 keepe
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Let
                 us
                 imagine
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 granted
                 that
                 the
                 indigency
                 of
                 the
                 person
                 improving
                 the
                 incommodiousnesse
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 or
                 want
                 of
                 House-roome
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Bookes
                 exactly
                 tye
                 us
                 to
                 ,
                 be
                 in
                 many
                 things
                 preterregular
                 (
                 though
                 such
                 a
                 supposition
                 may
                 fall
                 upon
                 any
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 more
                 justly
                 then
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 where
                 all
                 materialls
                 and
                 convenien●y
                 answer
                 our
                 exactest
                 wishes
                 )
                 yet
                 will
                 dayly
                 examples
                 confirme
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 Languedoc
                 ,
                 Provence
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 France
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 in
                 Spaine
                 and
                 Italy
                 ,
                 amongst
                 the
                 common
                 sort
                 of
                 that
                 exaction
                 tyred
                 people
                 ,
                 that
                 one
                 poore
                 low-rooft
                 Cottage
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Roome
                 in
                 it
                 is
                 all
                 the
                 house
                 extent
                 they
                 have
                 to
                 take
                 their
                 sleepe
                 in
                 ,
                 dresse
                 their
                 miserable
                 dyet
                 ,
                 and
                 serve
                 themselves
                 of
                 for
                 use
                 and
                 retirement
                 ;
                 yet
                 does
                 this
                 industrious
                 Creature
                 (
                 such
                 are
                 the
                 blessings
                 with
                 which
                 God
                 rewards
                 the
                 sweat
                 of
                 Industry
                 )
                 thrive
                 as
                 happily
                 (
                 and
                 sometimes
                 answer
                 labour
                 with
                 a
                 greater
                 felicity
                 )
                 as
                 those
                 which
                 the
                 curiosity
                 of
                 Richer
                 persons
                 fit
                 with
                 all
                 commodiousnesse
                 
                 of
                 Chamber
                 feeding
                 ,
                 and
                 attending
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 speaking
                 encouragement
                 that
                 no
                 man
                 should
                 despaire
                 ,
                 but
                 reposing
                 a
                 cheerefull
                 confidence
                 in
                 the
                 blessing
                 of
                 the
                 Almighty
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 R●solution
                 ,
                 that
                 what
                 ever
                 mean●s
                 ,
                 what
                 ever
                 curiosity
                 ,
                 art
                 ,
                 or
                 precept
                 ,
                 may
                 contribute
                 towards
                 the
                 preparing
                 and
                 facilitation
                 of
                 a
                 worke
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 the
                 event
                 must
                 depend
                 on
                 his
                 eternall
                 goodnesse
                 to
                 crowne
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 our
                 labours
                 projected
                 with
                 never
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Talent
                 of
                 humane
                 wisdome
                 and
                 experience
                 ,
                 must
                 conclude
                 with
                 this
                 never
                 failing
                 truth
                 :
                 That
                 except
                 the
                 Lord
                 build
                 the
                 house
                 their
                 labour
                 is
                 but
                 lost
                 that
                 build
                 it
                 :
                 Except
                 the
                 Lord
                 keepe
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 the
                 Watchman
                 watches
                 but
                 in
                 vaine
                 .
                 Wee
                 must
                 therefore
                 lift
                 up
                 our
                 hearts
                 and
                 eyes
                 with
                 thankefullnesse
                 u●to
                 the
                 Hills
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Mountaine
                 of
                 Israel
                 ,
                 and
                 Rock
                 of
                 David
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 those
                 streames
                 of
                 blessings
                 must
                 acknowledge
                 their
                 sole
                 ,
                 their
                 originall
                 Fountaine
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 serve
                 as
                 an
                 admonition
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 the
                 whole
                 ,
                 nor
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 work●
                 should
                 be
                 begunne
                 without
                 applying
                 our
                 devotions
                 to
                 him
                 :
                 Let
                 it
                 therefore
                 be
                 the
                 Morning
                 Omen
                 to
                 the
                 worke
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Evening
                 auspice
                 ,
                 Lord
                 prosper
                 the
                 worke
                 of
                 our
                 hands
                 ,
                 prosper
                 g●o●
                 Lord
                 our
                 handy
                 workes
                 .
                 After
                 the
                 Reposall
                 of
                 this
                 confidence
                 in
                 God
                 ;
                 let
                 him
                 apply
                 himselfe
                 with
                 his
                 greatest
                 industry
                 and
                 ability
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 comfort
                 and
                 assurance
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 cannot
                 but
                 make
                 a
                 considerable
                 returne
                 :
                 Though
                 wee
                 should
                 be
                 much
                 injurious
                 to
                 Art
                 (
                 the
                 noble
                 right
                 hand
                 and
                 Midwife
                 to
                 Nature
                 )
                 if
                 wee
                 should
                 deny
                 a
                 more
                 promising
                 probability
                 of
                 a
                 riper
                 and
                 fuller
                 gaine
                 the
                 more
                 curious
                 and
                 observant
                 he
                 is
                 in
                 following
                 all
                 the
                 approved
                 experiments
                 ,
                 Rules
                 ,
                 directions
                 ,
                 and
                 precepts
                 thereunto
                 belonging
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 chiefest
                 aime
                 and
                 intention
                 of
                 those
                 Rules
                 are
                 to
                 illustrate
                 the
                 perfection
                 of
                 this
                 Art
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 informe
                 your
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 and
                 better
                 your
                 future
                 experience
                 and
                 preventionall
                 care
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 misadventure
                 arrive
                 ,
                 or
                 miscarriage
                 in
                 the
                 Silke●wormes
                 ,
                 or
                 if
                 they
                 prosper
                 not
                 equally
                 this
                 yeare
                 with
                 the
                 last
                 ;
                 for
                 by
                 inspection
                 upon
                 them
                 you
                 may
                 understand
                 the
                 cause
                 and
                 reason
                 of
                 such
                 misadventure
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 it
                 the
                 remedy
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 also
                 takes
                 away
                 all
                 dispaire
                 or
                 disincouragement
                 for
                 men
                 ,
                 commonly
                 men
                 till
                 they
                 are
                 convinced
                 in
                 the
                 naturall
                 ca●se
                 of
                 a
                 disaster
                 or
                 failing
                 attribute
                 ,
                 all
                 such
                 mischances
                 to
                 Nature
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 impu●e
                 the
                 non-thriving
                 to
                 their
                 owne
                 misfortune
                 by
                 a
                 ridiculous
                 opinion
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 ordained
                 to
                 be
                 fortunate
                 in
                 this
                 or
                 that
                 Mystery
                 ,
                 so
                 freequently
                 does
                 Fortune
                 incurre
                 the
                 blame
                 
                 of
                 humane
                 neglect
                 or
                 ignorance
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 wee
                 are
                 to
                 imprint
                 in
                 our
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Rules
                 can
                 have
                 so
                 much
                 of
                 generality
                 and
                 exactnesse
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 not
                 admit
                 of
                 deviations
                 arising
                 from
                 some
                 particular
                 and
                 variable
                 circumstances
                 .
                 Wee
                 must
                 not
                 therefore
                 conforme
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 the
                 C●imate
                 to
                 our
                 Rules
                 ,
                 but
                 our
                 Rules
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 wee
                 must
                 resume
                 to
                 your
                 deliberation
                 how
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 what
                 one
                 Climate
                 differs
                 from
                 another
                 ,
                 how
                 the
                 constitution
                 of
                 this
                 yeare
                 varie●
                 from
                 the
                 next
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 precedent
                 ,
                 the
                 immediocrities
                 of
                 heate
                 ,
                 cold
                 ,
                 drought
                 ,
                 and
                 moisture
                 ,
                 serenity
                 ,
                 or
                 mists
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 manner
                 of
                 their
                 lodgings
                 ,
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 the
                 winde
                 to
                 be
                 admitted
                 or
                 excluded
                 :
                 To
                 temper
                 a
                 season
                 inclining
                 to
                 a
                 preternaturall
                 coolenesse
                 with
                 an
                 artificiall
                 heate
                 ,
                 to
                 refresh
                 and
                 infrigidate
                 the
                 Aire
                 in
                 times
                 of
                 immoderate
                 heate
                 ,
                 by
                 admitting
                 the
                 cooling
                 Aire
                 and
                 Windes
                 proceeding
                 from
                 a
                 cooler
                 Q●arter
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 with
                 a
                 more
                 particular
                 care
                 ;
                 when
                 they
                 spinne
                 their
                 Silke
                 ,
                 that
                 Creature
                 then
                 being
                 very
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 be
                 stifled
                 with
                 too
                 much
                 heat
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 must
                 be
                 likewise
                 a
                 providentiall
                 regard
                 in
                 a
                 moist
                 season
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Mulberry
                 leaves
                 be
                 carefully
                 dryed
                 after
                 their
                 gathering
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 be
                 administred
                 for
                 food
                 to
                 the
                 Silke-worme
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 season
                 pertake
                 more
                 of
                 drought
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 wisedome
                 to
                 let
                 the
                 leaves
                 lye
                 and
                 shade
                 a
                 little
                 after
                 their
                 gathering
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 have
                 them
                 coole
                 and
                 refreshing
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 seasons
                 of
                 temperature
                 and
                 continued
                 droughts
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 very
                 requisite
                 to
                 water
                 the
                 Roots
                 of
                 the
                 Mulberry-tree
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 refreshing
                 to
                 the
                 leaves
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 is
                 usually
                 practised
                 in
                 Spaine
                 ;
                 especially
                 if
                 the
                 Mulberry-tree
                 be
                 seated
                 in
                 a
                 hot
                 or
                 dry
                 ground
                 ,
                 which
                 otherwise
                 must
                 not
                 be
                 so
                 prescribed
                 without
                 particular
                 caution
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 is
                 it
                 below
                 our
                 consideration
                 to
                 weigh
                 the
                 condition
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Mulberry
                 is
                 planted
                 ,
                 if
                 in
                 a
                 sower
                 foule
                 or
                 wet
                 soile
                 to
                 collect
                 what
                 inconvenience
                 that
                 food
                 may
                 bring
                 unto
                 your
                 worme
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 if
                 your
                 necessity
                 will
                 admit
                 it
                 to
                 avoyd
                 such
                 wholly
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 to
                 use
                 them
                 with
                 such
                 qualifications
                 as
                 may
                 make
                 them
                 least
                 offensive
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 having
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 the
                 ground
                 your
                 Tree
                 receives
                 its
                 juce
                 from
                 ,
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 the
                 season
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 you
                 gather
                 them
                 ;
                 it
                 falls
                 next
                 to
                 your
                 consideration
                 to
                 compare
                 the
                 kinde
                 and
                 nature
                 of
                 the
                 Tree
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 kinde
                 and
                 nature
                 of
                 their
                 
                 seed
                 ,
                 worme
                 ,
                 and
                 silke
                 ,
                 and
                 directing
                 your selfe
                 by
                 an
                 exact
                 observation
                 of
                 particular
                 circumstances
                 ,
                 so
                 to
                 make
                 exceptions
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 order
                 every
                 thing
                 with
                 judgement
                 and
                 discretion
                 thereafter
                 ,
                 that
                 your
                 Bookes
                 and
                 experience
                 may
                 by
                 that
                 meanes
                 walke
                 hand
                 in
                 hand
                 together
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 time
                 and
                 observations
                 will
                 affoord
                 you
                 many
                 experiments
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 perhaps
                 some
                 more
                 rules
                 of
                 Art
                 may
                 be
                 framed
                 ,
                 in
                 divers
                 particulars
                 ,
                 more
                 consenting
                 to
                 the
                 Country
                 and
                 Climate
                 of
                 Virginia
                 .
                 Which
                 finding
                 ,
                 after
                 good
                 triall
                 thereupon
                 made
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 become
                 the
                 reputation
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 Patriot
                 in
                 generall
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 good
                 Master
                 of
                 a
                 family
                 in
                 particular
                 ,
                 to
                 digest
                 them
                 into
                 such
                 a
                 regular
                 order
                 and
                 method
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 publication
                 thereof
                 may
                 be
                 a
                 common
                 benefit
                 to
                 all
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 private
                 memoriall
                 to
                 particulars
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 since
                 in
                 Persia
                 and
                 China
                 it
                 does
                 not
                 fall
                 under
                 likelihood
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 can
                 oblige
                 themselves
                 to
                 observe
                 all
                 particulars
                 in
                 its
                 strictest
                 limitation
                 ,
                 where
                 such
                 an
                 infinite
                 quantity
                 of
                 silke
                 passeth
                 through
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 people
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 very
                 agreeable
                 to
                 reason
                 that
                 in
                 a
                 Climate
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 nature
                 and
                 parallell
                 ,
                 namely
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 there
                 may
                 be
                 rules
                 found
                 out
                 of
                 far
                 l●sse
                 brevity
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 pertinency
                 ,
                 then
                 have
                 yet
                 been
                 considered
                 or
                 published
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 yet
                 where
                 all
                 these
                 Rules
                 are
                 curiously
                 observed
                 ,
                 they
                 make
                 not
                 onely
                 in
                 Spaine
                 and
                 Italy
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 colder
                 parts
                 of
                 France
                 a
                 far
                 greater
                 gaine
                 (
                 the
                 quantity
                 of
                 adventure
                 and
                 time
                 considered
                 )
                 by
                 thus
                 chargeably
                 feeding
                 of
                 Silk-wormes
                 ,
                 then
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 commodity
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 to
                 avoid
                 that
                 inconvenience
                 of
                 fetching
                 leaves
                 a
                 far
                 off
                 ,
                 or
                 attending
                 the
                 growth
                 of
                 your
                 owne
                 Mulberries
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 necessity
                 which
                 makes
                 the
                 poorer
                 sort
                 of
                 our
                 owne
                 miserable
                 people
                 to
                 lodge
                 them
                 in
                 that
                 Roome
                 which
                 is
                 their
                 Kitchin
                 ,
                 their
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 th●ir
                 all
                 .
                 With
                 what
                 ease
                 and
                 conveniency
                 may
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 house
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 a
                 Grove
                 of
                 Mulberries
                 ,
                 naturally
                 growing
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Silkewormes
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 dry
                 Cabinet
                 of
                 Boords
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 maner
                 of
                 Sicily
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 kept
                 (
                 described
                 more
                 largely
                 in
                 the
                 Bookes
                 which
                 treat
                 of
                 this
                 Silkeworme
                 ,
                 then
                 can
                 bee
                 expected
                 in
                 this
                 paper
                 )
                 set
                 up
                 with
                 stones
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 the
                 Countrey
                 and
                 season
                 require
                 it
                 ,
                 eyther
                 to
                 correct
                 the
                 ill
                 sents
                 ,
                 or
                 (
                 if
                 so
                 be
                 they
                 are
                 seated
                 in
                 cold
                 ,
                 moyst
                 ,
                 or
                 shady
                 plac●s
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 your
                 owne
                 sense
                 and
                 experience
                 will
                 quickly
                 acquaint
                 yo●
                 )
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 ayre
                 a
                 temper
                 and
                 qualification
                 ,
                 which
                 if
                 not
                 
                 prevented
                 ,
                 may
                 destroy
                 your
                 worke
                 by
                 killing
                 the
                 Silkeworme
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 Lodge
                 built
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 season
                 of
                 the
                 yeere
                 will
                 invite
                 your selfe
                 and
                 family
                 (
                 I
                 meane
                 such
                 part
                 of
                 your
                 family
                 as
                 you
                 assigne
                 to
                 this
                 worke
                 )
                 to
                 lodge
                 there
                 also
                 ,
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 at
                 the
                 most
                 but
                 six
                 weekes
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 moneth
                 ,
                 one
                 third
                 of
                 your
                 family
                 will
                 be
                 sufficient
                 to
                 feed
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 last
                 14.
                 dayes
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 2.
                 thirds
                 will
                 be
                 requisit
                 that
                 the
                 wormes
                 may
                 bee
                 more
                 often
                 and
                 plentifully
                 fed
                 the
                 well
                 feeding
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 contributing
                 much
                 to
                 their
                 strength
                 and
                 perfection
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 to
                 the
                 improving
                 your
                 expected
                 silke
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 quantity
                 and
                 quality
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 all
                 may
                 be
                 invited
                 and
                 courted
                 to
                 this
                 undertaking
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 glorious
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 N●ture
                 hath
                 left
                 us
                 destitute
                 of
                 no
                 materialls
                 .
                 To
                 erect
                 these
                 slight
                 silken
                 lodgings
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 no
                 more
                 expences
                 ,
                 then
                 your
                 labour
                 ;
                 nor
                 is
                 that
                 any
                 greater
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 cut
                 out
                 some
                 posts
                 and
                 studdes
                 ,
                 fit
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 them
                 up
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 cleave
                 and
                 saw
                 out
                 small
                 quarters
                 ,
                 rafters
                 ,
                 plankes
                 ,
                 pales
                 ,
                 and
                 boards
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 and
                 set
                 up
                 the
                 sides
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 in
                 stead
                 of
                 more
                 substantiall
                 walls
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 cover
                 the
                 roofe
                 in
                 stead
                 of
                 Tile
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 effecting
                 of
                 all
                 which
                 with
                 the
                 lesser
                 trouble
                 ,
                 that
                 Countrey
                 affords
                 abundance
                 of
                 Woods
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 runne
                 out
                 ,
                 slit
                 ,
                 and
                 cleave
                 into
                 long
                 lengths
                 and
                 br●adths
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 directnesse
                 of
                 the
                 Ground
                 will
                 rive
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 had
                 beene
                 sawen
                 for
                 the
                 worke
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 must
                 be
                 so
                 close
                 layd
                 ,
                 joyned
                 ,
                 and
                 nayled
                 together
                 ,
                 the
                 one
                 still
                 lapt
                 over
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Winde
                 or
                 Raine
                 may
                 penetrate
                 therein
                 to
                 offend
                 that
                 laborious
                 Creature
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 may
                 easily
                 be
                 prevented
                 ,
                 if
                 such
                 chinkes
                 and
                 open
                 places
                 as
                 you
                 shall
                 discover
                 bee
                 stopped
                 up
                 with
                 Lome
                 ,
                 Clay
                 ,
                 and
                 Lime
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 materialls
                 in
                 those
                 Countreyes
                 you
                 will
                 finde
                 no
                 want
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 the
                 Indian
                 Mats
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 things
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 good
                 use
                 of
                 in
                 this
                 way
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 be
                 sure
                 to
                 keepe
                 out
                 Winde
                 and
                 perhaps
                 Raine
                 :
                 But
                 to
                 these
                 things
                 your
                 owne
                 inventions
                 ,
                 
                   pro
                   re
                   nata
                
                 ,
                 will
                 abundantly
                 furnish
                 you
                 with
                 matter
                 of
                 preventing
                 casualties
                 :
                 Nor
                 will
                 it
                 bee
                 unseasonable
                 to
                 repeat
                 the
                 extraordinary
                 convenience
                 of
                 Saw-mills
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 will
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 high
                 degree
                 serviceable
                 to
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 ●his
                 the
                 whole
                 Colony
                 will
                 be
                 beneficially
                 sensible
                 in
                 boards
                 ,
                 Plankes
                 ,
                 housing
                 ,
                 Silk-worm-lodgings
                 ,
                 Timber
                 ,
                 shipping
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 particular
                 kinde
                 of
                 uses
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 once
                 erected
                 ,
                 with
                 what
                 speed
                 may
                 such
                 a
                 house
                 be
                 clapped
                 
                 up
                 together
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 few
                 nailes
                 one
                 lopping
                 over
                 another
                 ,
                 either
                 long
                 like
                 a
                 Bowling-Alley
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 functions
                 of
                 the
                 Family
                 may
                 be
                 distinct
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 offensive
                 heat
                 or
                 sent
                 disturbe
                 the
                 Worme
                 in
                 his
                 curious
                 operations
                 .
              
               
                 Or
                 being
                 in
                 doubt
                 of
                 surprisall
                 ,
                 some
                 Families
                 going
                 into
                 the
                 Woods
                 together
                 may
                 equally
                 joyne
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 woodden
                 houses
                 (
                 still
                 observing
                 that
                 the
                 Roomes
                 where
                 the
                 wormes
                 are
                 may
                 be
                 set
                 end
                 and
                 end
                 together
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 the
                 Kitchins
                 and
                 their
                 lodgings
                 may
                 be
                 still
                 the
                 two
                 extreames
                 )
                 may
                 be
                 cast
                 into
                 the
                 forme
                 of
                 a
                 Fort
                 which
                 pall●sadoed
                 ,
                 and
                 your
                 house
                 sentinelled
                 by
                 halfe
                 a
                 dozen
                 of
                 good
                 Dogges
                 ,
                 wil
                 be
                 a
                 sufficient
                 defence
                 against
                 all
                 the
                 Natives
                 of
                 the
                 Countrey
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 may
                 be
                 in
                 case
                 they
                 worke
                 not
                 in
                 common
                 ,
                 which
                 if
                 by
                 compact
                 they
                 agree
                 upon
                 ,
                 the
                 Lodging
                 for
                 the
                 wormes
                 may
                 be
                 cast
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 circle
                 ,
                 the
                 Timber
                 houses
                 round
                 about
                 shading
                 them
                 from
                 over
                 much
                 heat
                 ,
                 wind
                 or
                 moisture
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 necessary
                 fires
                 there
                 made
                 ,
                 will
                 throughly
                 cleere
                 the
                 ayre
                 of
                 all
                 vapours
                 and
                 mists
                 which
                 may
                 disorder
                 this
                 innocent
                 Spinner
                 .
                 The
                 Silke
                 Harvest
                 ready
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 encrease
                 brought
                 to
                 a
                 just
                 estimation
                 :
                 The
                 Cohabitors
                 may
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 agreement
                 made
                 betwixt
                 them
                 ,
                 returne
                 with
                 their
                 Dividends
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 removall
                 into
                 the
                 Woods
                 will
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 nature
                 of
                 content
                 which
                 the
                 Citizens
                 take
                 in
                 a
                 time
                 of
                 vacation
                 and
                 City
                 wearinesse
                 (
                 Citizens
                 being
                 never
                 so
                 weary
                 as
                 when
                 they
                 have
                 no
                 worke
                 )
                 to
                 visit
                 the
                 delights
                 of
                 the
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 though
                 with
                 different
                 ends
                 ;
                 since
                 these
                 in
                 their
                 Voyages
                 of
                 pleasure
                 expend
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 both
                 save
                 and
                 encrease
                 their
                 stock
                 and
                 treasure
                 .
                 These
                 Boards
                 (
                 the
                 worke
                 ended
                 )
                 being
                 taken
                 downe
                 are
                 serviceable
                 for
                 seaven
                 yeares
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 easily
                 erected
                 or
                 renewed
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 am
                 not
                 altogether
                 of
                 advice
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Indians
                 be
                 hired
                 to
                 assist
                 you
                 in
                 these
                 Remoter
                 Workes
                 ,
                 as
                 sensible
                 how
                 apt
                 they
                 and
                 the
                 Divell
                 t●eir
                 Tutor
                 may
                 be
                 to
                 embrace
                 an
                 occasion
                 of
                 being
                 treacherous
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 they
                 could
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 worke
                 by
                 Parties
                 (
                 well
                 watched
                 and
                 Spyes
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 set
                 over
                 them
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 our
                 most
                 populous
                 Plantations
                 ,
                 with
                 their
                 Wives
                 and
                 Children
                 ,
                 who
                 will
                 easily
                 runne
                 through
                 this
                 curious
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 heavy
                 labour
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 be
                 sufficient
                 pawnes
                 for
                 the
                 Indian
                 fidelity
                 ,
                 if
                 cunningly
                 divided
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 be
                 very
                 serviceable
                 in
                 this
                 kinde
                 for
                 a
                 small
                 Reward
                 ,
                 and
                 peradventure
                 might
                 be
                 made
                 great
                 use
                 of
                 for
                 
                 this
                 worke
                 heereafter
                 by
                 undertaking
                 it
                 themselves
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 be
                 manifested
                 for
                 these
                 Reasons
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   First
                   ,
                   the
                   Indian
                   is
                   naturally
                   curious
                   and
                   very
                   ingenious
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   shew
                   in
                   all
                   their
                   works
                   and
                   imitations
                   :
                   the
                   only
                   thing
                   that
                   frights
                   them
                   from
                   bringing
                   any
                   work
                   to
                   perfection
                   ,
                   is
                   the
                   labour
                   attending
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   But
                   to
                   feed
                   his
                   curiosity
                   ,
                   there
                   is
                   nothing
                   in
                   the
                   world
                   more
                   p
                   〈…〉
                   then
                   this
                   cu●ious
                   atome
                   of
                   Nature
                   the
                   Silkeworme
                   :
                   to
                   see
                   th●●●●taught
                   Artist
                   spin
                   out
                   his
                   transparent
                   bowels
                   ,
                   labour
                   such
                   a
                   monument
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   owne
                   intralls
                   ,
                   as
                   may
                   be
                   the
                   shame
                   ,
                   the
                   blush
                   of
                   Artists
                   ,
                   such
                   a
                   Robe
                   that
                   Solomon
                   in
                   all
                   his
                   glory
                   might
                   con●esse
                   the
                   meannesse
                   of
                   his
                   apparell
                   ,
                   in
                   relation
                   to
                   the
                   workemen
                   ,
                   cannot
                   but
                   bring
                   them
                   to
                   admiration
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   thos●
                   spi●i●s
                   whose
                   t●oughts
                   are
                   of
                   a
                   higher
                   wing
                   then
                   ordinary
                   ,
                   may
                   bee
                   convinced
                   of
                   a
                   divine
                   power
                   of
                   the
                   hand
                   of
                   God
                   in
                   the
                   Creation
                   :
                   which
                   gaynd
                   upon
                   him
                   ,
                   it
                   will
                   not
                   be
                   impossible
                   to
                   drive
                   him
                   to
                   an
                   acknowledgement
                   of
                   Redemption
                   ,
                   if
                   private
                   ends
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   respect
                   then
                   that
                   to
                   Gods
                   glory
                   ,
                   possesse
                   not
                   those
                   who
                   should
                   cover
                   a
                   multitude
                   of
                   sinnes
                   ,
                   by
                   winning
                   a
                   soule
                   to
                   his
                   Creator
                   ,
                   and
                   forcing
                   him
                   from
                   the
                   jawes
                   of
                   his
                   Destroyer
                   .
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   In
                   this
                   curiosity
                   there
                   is
                   little
                   or
                   no
                   labour
                   (
                   a
                   thing
                   which
                   they
                   abhorre
                   )
                   their
                   women
                   and
                   children
                   will
                   bee
                   sufficient
                   to
                   goe
                   through
                   with
                   it
                   :
                   and
                   if
                   they
                   could
                   but
                   be
                   brought
                   to
                   it
                   ,
                   our
                   Trade
                   with
                   them
                   f●r
                   silke
                   would
                   be
                   of
                   greater
                   consequence
                   ,
                   then
                   all
                   their
                   Furs
                   or
                   other
                   commodities
                   put
                   together
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   By
                   this
                   meanes
                   it
                   were
                   possible
                   to
                   fasten
                   Clo●●hs
                   upon
                   them
                   ,
                   which
                   if
                   once
                   it
                   were
                   effected
                   ,
                   that
                   which
                   Mr.
                   Bullocke
                   excellent
                   patly
                   calls
                   ,
                   The
                   Universall
                   not
                   of
                   Nature
                   ,
                   Ambition
                   would
                   cement
                   them
                   to
                   a
                   more
                   orderly
                   course
                   of
                   life
                   ,
                   and
                   one
                   still
                   striving
                   to
                   ou●vie
                   the
                   other
                   in
                   bravery
                   of
                   habits
                   :
                   there
                   would
                   be
                   no
                   labour
                   under
                   Heaven
                   like
                   this
                   ,
                   to
                   reduce
                   them
                   to
                   civility
                   ,
                   the
                   toyle
                   thereof
                   being
                   inc●nsiderable
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   profit
                   great
                   to
                   him
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   his
                   now
                   trifling
                   Merchandise
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   us
                   by
                   trading
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   might
                   bee
                   returned
                   for
                   5●
                   .
                   the
                   pound
                   at
                   the
                   most
                   in
                   commodities
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                   By
                   this
                   means
                   would
                   he
                   be
                   brought
                   to
                   plant
                   great
                   quantities
                   of
                   Mulberry
                   trees
                   round
                   about
                   his
                   Plantation
                   ,
                   which
                   according
                   to
                   his
                   constant
                   inconstancy
                   ,
                   evermore
                   shifting
                   ,
                   would
                   necessarily
                   ,
                   our
                   ●wne
                   numbers
                   increasing
                   ,
                   fall
                   into
                   our
                   hands
                   and
                   possession
                   ,
                   or
                   if
                   he
                   
                   should
                   against
                   the
                   tide
                   of
                   his
                   nature
                   abide
                   by
                   them
                   ,
                   yet
                   a
                   very
                   inconsiderable
                   tri●le
                   would
                   buy
                   the
                   propriety
                   from
                   him
                   .
                
                 
                   6.
                   
                   The
                   Silkeworme
                   harvest
                   lighting
                   at
                   such
                   a
                   season
                   of
                   the
                   year
                   ,
                   wherein
                   he
                   by
                   improvidence
                   hath
                   wasted
                   all
                   his
                   Bread-corne
                   ,
                   at
                   which
                   time
                   he
                   usually
                   retires
                   into
                   the
                   Woods
                   to
                   seeke
                   a
                   thinne
                   s●bsistence
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   allurement
                   of
                   this
                   great
                   profit
                   he
                   would
                   undo●btedly
                   stay
                   at
                   his
                   Plantation
                   ,
                   and
                   allow
                   us
                   a
                   share
                   in
                   his
                   increase
                   of
                   Silke
                   ,
                   for
                   such
                   provision
                   of
                   Maiz
                   as
                   would
                   maintaine
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   ●his
                   would
                   be
                   a
                   large
                   accession
                   of
                   profit
                   to
                   the
                   English.
                   
                
                 
                   7.
                   
                   Admitting
                   Virginia
                   in
                   its
                   whole
                   extent
                   from
                   
                     Cape
                     Henry
                  
                   Southward
                   (
                   as
                   a
                   worke
                   so
                   easily
                   comp●ssed
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   profit
                   ensuing
                   thereupon
                   ,
                   especially
                   to
                   the
                   Weroances
                   or
                   Reguli●
                   ,
                   who
                   have
                   many
                   Wives
                   ,
                   Slaves
                   ,
                   and
                   Children
                   ,
                   would
                   hardly
                   faile
                   from
                   being
                   a
                   universall
                   labour
                   )
                   to
                   containe
                   in
                   all
                   thirty
                   thousand
                   people
                   ,
                   of
                   which
                   the
                   ●ourth
                   part
                   or
                   more
                   men
                   ,
                   if
                   this
                   Staple
                   be
                   followed
                   by
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   our
                   vigilance
                   preventing
                   any
                   Traffick
                   of
                   other
                   Nations
                   with
                   them
                   ,
                   it
                   will
                   yeeld
                   the
                   C●lony
                   of
                   course
                   a
                   trade
                   with
                   them
                   worth
                   cleare
                   a
                   hundred
                   thousand
                   pound
                   
                     per
                     annum
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 Neither
                 doe
                 I
                 comprehend
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Reason
                 why
                 in
                 so
                 happy
                 a
                 Climate
                 as
                 that
                 of
                 Virginia
                 ;
                 there
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 a
                 double
                 Silke
                 Harvest
                 :
                 This
                 I
                 am
                 sure
                 of
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 are
                 s●cre●s
                 in
                 Nature
                 of
                 retardation
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 acceleration
                 of
                 Springs
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 being
                 industriously
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 experiment
                 ,
                 the
                 acceleration
                 anteceeding
                 the
                 first
                 Spring
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 retardation
                 postvening
                 the
                 latter
                 by
                 three
                 weekes
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 may
                 easily
                 be
                 effected
                 by
                 election
                 and
                 distinction
                 of
                 ground
                 to
                 plant
                 in
                 )
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Harvest
                 the
                 seeds
                 being
                 disposed
                 and
                 ripened
                 for
                 production
                 ,
                 will
                 without
                 doubt
                 produce
                 an
                 effect
                 answerable
                 to
                 the
                 most
                 inestimable
                 profit
                 intended
                 by
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 Ground
                 may
                 doe
                 this
                 ,
                 wee
                 may
                 see
                 by
                 freequent
                 examples
                 betwixt
                 things
                 well
                 cultivated
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 never
                 transplanted
                 from
                 its
                 first
                 wildnesse
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 are
                 many
                 presidents
                 round
                 about
                 us
                 ,
                 where
                 in
                 one
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 Towne
                 ,
                 one
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 fruit
                 have
                 oftentimes
                 three
                 Weekes
                 distance
                 of
                 time
                 betwixt
                 their
                 unequall
                 maturity
                 ;
                 the
                 naturall
                 warmenesse
                 or
                 coldnes
                 of
                 the
                 Ground
                 occasioning
                 the
                 advance
                 or
                 procrastination
                 of
                 fruits
                 according
                 to
                 its
                 severall
                 disposition
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 can
                 such
                 a
                 course
                 be
                 any
                 interruption
                 to
                 Harvest
                 or
                 Vintage
                 ,
                 both
                 comming
                 much
                 after
                 the
                 season
                 of
                 the
                 Silke●worme
                 ,
                 though
                 
                 I
                 should
                 (
                 in
                 submission
                 to
                 better
                 judgement
                 )
                 conceive
                 that
                 with
                 transplantation
                 of
                 trees
                 (
                 such
                 as
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 come
                 later
                 then
                 ordinary
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 being
                 loosed
                 from
                 the
                 Ground
                 neare
                 upon
                 the
                 ascent
                 of
                 their
                 sap
                 would
                 spring
                 for
                 that
                 season
                 accordi●g
                 to
                 ●heir
                 expectation
                 later
                 then
                 is
                 usuall
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 next
                 yeare
                 its
                 novelty
                 of
                 ground
                 having
                 made
                 it
                 wanton
                 will
                 come
                 much
                 earlier
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 improved
                 then
                 those
                 whose
                 fixure
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 it●
                 first
                 pull●lation
                 keepes
                 it selfe
                 to
                 its
                 former
                 constancy
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 this
                 meanes
                 the
                 later
                 Harvest
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 at
                 the
                 most
                 three
                 Weekes
                 time
                 a●ter
                 the
                 (
                 usuall
                 )
                 income
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 without
                 doubt
                 the
                 Chineses
                 and
                 Persian
                 could
                 not
                 vend
                 such
                 vast
                 quantities
                 of
                 Silke
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 they
                 fa●shion
                 so
                 huge
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 with
                 one
                 single
                 Harvest
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 wee
                 are
                 at
                 present
                 ignorant
                 of
                 ,
                 yet
                 what
                 should
                 discourage
                 us
                 from
                 delivering
                 such
                 conjectures
                 to
                 a
                 tryall
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 examen
                 of
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 without
                 probability
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 discovery
                 without
                 an
                 extraordinary
                 certainety
                 of
                 profit
                 ?
              
               
                 Those
                 who
                 will
                 object
                 that
                 notwithstanding
                 ●00
                 years
                 practice
                 I●aly
                 hath
                 not
                 discovered
                 this
                 mystery
                 ,
                 or
                 if
                 discovered
                 ,
                 found
                 it
                 destitute
                 of
                 successe
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 pleased
                 to
                 receive
                 this
                 Answer
                 :
                 That
                 there
                 is
                 an
                 immense
                 disproportion
                 betwixt
                 the
                 happyest
                 Region
                 of
                 Italy
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 the
                 excellent
                 Virginia
                 .
                 Italy
                 (
                 and
                 that
                 annually●
                 is
                 subject
                 much
                 to
                 inclemency
                 of
                 Winters
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 our
                 more
                 temperate
                 Maid●n
                 ,
                 where
                 Snows
                 and
                 black
                 Swans
                 are
                 alike
                 Prodigies
                 ;
                 the
                 cold
                 th●re
                 is
                 rather
                 like
                 a
                 Phletomy
                 to
                 tame
                 the
                 Plethorick
                 abundance
                 of
                 Springs
                 ,
                 then
                 dead
                 it
                 :
                 Nor
                 are
                 the
                 Srpings
                 of
                 Italy
                 so
                 early
                 as
                 ours
                 in
                 that
                 Climate
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Mulberry
                 shooting
                 forth
                 later
                 then
                 all
                 other
                 Trees
                 by
                 much
                 ,
                 may
                 by
                 this
                 meanes
                 of
                 transplantation
                 and
                 heat
                 of
                 soile
                 ,
                 be
                 equall
                 with
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 that
                 early
                 apparence
                 give
                 day-light
                 to
                 this
                 and
                 other
                 more
                 abstruse
                 Magnalia
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 have
                 insisted
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 longer
                 upon
                 this
                 Mystery
                 of
                 the
                 Silk-worme
                 ,
                 because
                 (
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 handled
                 by
                 a
                 better
                 pen
                 ,
                 judgement
                 ,
                 and
                 ability
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 every
                 way
                 noble
                 and
                 sublime
                 ,
                 so
                 much
                 worthy
                 the
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 not
                 onely
                 for
                 the
                 benefit
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 extraordinary
                 rich
                 how
                 ever
                 )
                 but
                 for
                 the
                 admiration
                 of
                 Nature
                 ,
                 who
                 hath
                 ab●eviated
                 all
                 the
                 Volums
                 of
                 her
                 other
                 Miracles
                 into
                 this
                 her
                 little
                 ,
                 but
                 exact
                 Epitome
                 ,
                 like
                 that
                 Artist
                 who
                 contracted
                 the
                 whole
                 body
                 
                 of
                 Iliads
                 and
                 Odysses
                 into
                 a
                 Nutshell
                 .
              
               
                 B●sides
                 what
                 wee
                 have
                 sayd
                 of
                 Silke
                 wee
                 shall
                 find
                 the
                 Indian
                 profitable
                 to
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 Staple
                 of
                 Win●s
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 when
                 he
                 has
                 r●c●ived
                 ●he
                 whole
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 wee
                 cannot
                 make
                 the
                 l●●st
                 tittle
                 of
                 doubt
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 will
                 with
                 all
                 eagernesse
                 prosecute
                 it
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 concernes
                 his
                 belly
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 no
                 peop●e
                 under
                 H●av●●
                 are
                 more
                 indulgent
                 ;
                 and
                 secondly
                 ,
                 his
                 Wife
                 and
                 Children
                 who
                 plant
                 his
                 Corne
                 may
                 take
                 the
                 charge
                 of
                 the
                 Vineyard
                 with
                 not
                 much
                 more
                 lab●ur
                 .
                 But
                 that
                 which
                 turnes
                 to
                 our
                 advantage
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Indian
                 communicating
                 the
                 knowledge
                 of
                 the
                 Grape
                 to
                 his
                 Neighbours
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 transmitting
                 it
                 all
                 along
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 New
                 Spain
                 ,
                 will
                 stir
                 up
                 the
                 Spanish
                 jealousie
                 to
                 interdict
                 all
                 Viti-culture
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 extent
                 of
                 his
                 power
                 can
                 fathome
                 to
                 prosecute
                 severely
                 all
                 such
                 Natives
                 as
                 shall
                 make
                 it
                 a
                 subject
                 of
                 their
                 indu●try
                 to
                 the
                 prejudice
                 of
                 Spaine
                 .
                 This
                 must
                 of
                 necessity
                 make
                 strong
                 combinations
                 and
                 leagues
                 against
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Tyranny
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 of
                 themselves
                 able
                 to
                 shake
                 off
                 ,
                 yet
                 will
                 the
                 Spanyard
                 feare
                 to
                 extend
                 himselfe
                 further
                 (
                 except
                 in
                 such
                 strength
                 as
                 at
                 present
                 his
                 condition
                 denies
                 him
                 )
                 knowing
                 the
                 Indians
                 untingu●shable
                 thirst
                 of
                 Revenge●
                 and
                 his
                 laying
                 hold
                 of
                 all
                 opportunities
                 to
                 put
                 it
                 in
                 execution
                 ,
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 powers
                 of
                 his
                 understanding
                 cruelty
                 and
                 malice
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 thus
                 shall
                 the
                 Spanyard
                 in
                 case
                 he
                 attempts
                 our
                 supplantation
                 be
                 constantly
                 discovered
                 by
                 the
                 siding
                 Indian
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 necessity
                 to
                 prevent
                 his
                 malice
                 ,
                 by
                 turning
                 his
                 designe
                 upon
                 his
                 owne
                 head
                 ,
                 infinite
                 occasion
                 of
                 intelligence
                 may
                 wee
                 have
                 from
                 the
                 enraged
                 Native
                 ,
                 how
                 to
                 attaque
                 him
                 in
                 his
                 strongest
                 security
                 ,
                 where
                 either
                 the
                 distance
                 or
                 impassability
                 of
                 the
                 way
                 will
                 make
                 him
                 confident
                 and
                 carelesse
                 .
              
               
                 Further
                 use
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 of
                 the
                 Native
                 in
                 fishing
                 after
                 Pearle
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 if
                 wee
                 allure
                 him
                 by
                 a
                 constant
                 Trade
                 with
                 him
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 his
                 owne
                 profit
                 will
                 quickly
                 enlighten
                 his
                 desire
                 of
                 more
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 desire
                 quicken
                 his
                 industry
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 Virginia
                 affordes
                 multitude
                 of
                 Pearles
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Lane
                 is
                 sufficient
                 to
                 give
                 publick
                 information
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 tells
                 us
                 a
                 Relation
                 delivered
                 to
                 him
                 of
                 a
                 W●roance
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 so
                 great
                 quantity
                 of
                 Pearle
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 so
                 ordinarily
                 take
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 not
                 onely
                 his
                 owne
                 skinnes
                 that
                 he
                 weareth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 better
                 sort
                 of
                 his
                 Gentlemen
                 and
                 
                 Followers
                 are
                 set
                 with
                 the
                 sayd
                 Pearle
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 his
                 beds
                 and
                 houses
                 are
                 garnished
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 hat●
                 such
                 quantity
                 of
                 them
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 wonder
                 to
                 see
                 :
                 These
                 are
                 Mr.
                 Lanes
                 words
                 exactly
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 is
                 there
                 any
                 difficulty
                 in
                 the
                 discovery
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 or
                 ingrossing
                 the
                 Trade
                 ;
                 especially
                 since
                 wee
                 are
                 the
                 Masters
                 of
                 the
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 any
                 other
                 Nation
                 should
                 attempt
                 to
                 partake
                 in
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 our
                 Trade
                 ,
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 Virginia
                 is
                 at
                 present
                 such
                 as
                 may
                 repell
                 by
                 violence
                 ,
                 all
                 Forraigne
                 incroachments
                 upon
                 their
                 trade
                 and
                 livelyhood
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Indians
                 unanimously
                 consent
                 that
                 twenty
                 two
                 mil●s
                 beyond
                 ●he
                 Falls
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 Rocke
                 of
                 Chrystall
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 they
                 evidence
                 by
                 their
                 a●rowes
                 very
                 many
                 whereof
                 are
                 headed
                 with
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 3
                 dayes
                 journey
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 Rock●
                 or
                 Hill
                 of
                 Silver
                 Oare
                 .
                 Beyond
                 which
                 ,
                 over
                 a
                 ledge
                 of
                 Hills
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 concurrent
                 Relation
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Indians
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 which
                 can
                 be
                 no
                 other
                 but
                 that
                 Sea
                 which
                 washes
                 the
                 shore
                 of
                 China
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 this
                 report
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 Sea
                 Southwest
                 ,
                 beyond
                 the
                 Mountains
                 ,
                 cannot
                 have
                 the
                 least
                 of
                 fiction
                 or
                 confederacy
                 ,
                 since
                 all
                 the
                 Indians
                 from
                 Canada
                 to
                 Florida
                 ,
                 doe
                 unjarringly
                 agree
                 in
                 the
                 Rela●ion
                 ,
                 is
                 obvious
                 to
                 the
                 meanest
                 apprehension
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 discovery
                 whereof
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 fall
                 upon
                 it
                 by
                 degrees
                 ,
                 will
                 bee
                 a
                 worke
                 of
                 no
                 long
                 time
                 or
                 difficulty
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 unexpressible
                 profit
                 and
                 glory
                 of
                 the
                 action
                 ,
                 will
                 rayse
                 the
                 noble
                 head
                 of
                 this
                 above
                 example
                 Countrey
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 high
                 Zenith
                 of
                 wealth
                 ,
                 power
                 ,
                 and
                 lustre
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 reputed
                 a
                 very
                 remarkable
                 degree
                 of
                 felicity
                 to
                 any
                 Nation
                 which
                 shall
                 reach
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 Verticall
                 point
                 of
                 glory
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 bee
                 reputed
                 but
                 our
                 second
                 in
                 these
                 most
                 noble
                 considerations
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 meanes
                 what
                 wealth
                 can
                 there
                 be
                 in
                 those
                 richest
                 provinces
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 in
                 those
                 Countries
                 which
                 Nature
                 created
                 for
                 her
                 Cabinets
                 of
                 excellency
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 shall
                 not
                 discover
                 ?
                 What
                 discover
                 without
                 a
                 power
                 of
                 Appropriation
                 ?
                 What
                 opulency
                 does
                 China
                 teeme
                 with
                 which
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 made
                 our
                 owne
                 by
                 the
                 Midwi●●y
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Juno
                 Lucina
                 of
                 this
                 virtuall
                 pass●ge
                 ?
                 This
                 by
                 a
                 happy
                 transmigration●
                 by
                 an
                 innocent
                 Magick
                 will
                 convert
                 that
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 by
                 a
                 swelling
                 denomination
                 ,
                 yet
                 without
                 no●
                 some
                 preten●e
                 of
                 Reason
                 its
                 Natives
                 call
                 by
                 a
                 Title
                 signifying
                 all
                 under
                 He●ven
                 )
                 into
                 our
                 Maid
                 of
                 admiration
                 and
                 envy
                 Virginia
                 .
                 Her
                 Silke-worm
                 shall
                 spinne
                 for
                 Carolana
                 ,
                 her
                 Cloth
                 of
                 Gold
                 be
                 weaved
                 for
                 Roanoak
                 .
                 
                 The
                 English
                 name
                 shall
                 keepe
                 company
                 with
                 the
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 Nations
                 who
                 owe
                 him
                 a
                 particular
                 adoration
                 shall
                 honour
                 it
                 as
                 the
                 next
                 thing
                 sacred
                 .
                 The
                 Easterne
                 Nations
                 oppressed
                 with
                 the
                 slavery
                 of
                 those
                 illustrious
                 horseleeches
                 their
                 princes
                 ,
                 will
                 come
                 under
                 our
                 shadow
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 a
                 thicke
                 repayre
                 to
                 our
                 most
                 glorious
                 and
                 happy
                 Mayden
                 ,
                 live
                 with
                 us
                 in
                 that
                 liberty
                 ,
                 which
                 Nature
                 in
                 their
                 Creation
                 intended
                 to
                 the
                 noblest
                 of
                 his
                 creatures
                 Mankind
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 this
                 recourse
                 all
                 those
                 curiosities
                 of
                 Art
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 those
                 Easterne
                 Nations
                 transcend
                 Europe
                 ,
                 will
                 bee
                 conveyed
                 to
                 us
                 with
                 their
                 persons
                 .
                 Cattell
                 and
                 Horse
                 in
                 which
                 they
                 abound
                 ,
                 will
                 bee
                 sold
                 to
                 us
                 for
                 nothing●
                 for
                 European
                 trifles
                 ,
                 whilest
                 the
                 more
                 necessary
                 Staples
                 of
                 this
                 ou●
                 W●st●rne
                 Wor●d
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 sold
                 at
                 advantages
                 not
                 convenient
                 to
                 be
                 mentioned
                 .
                 The
                 voyage
                 short
                 ,
                 easie
                 ,
                 rich
                 ,
                 and
                 pleasant
                 .
                 No
                 doubling
                 of
                 the
                 Line
                 ,
                 no
                 calentures
                 ,
                 scurvies●
                 or
                 other
                 long-passage
                 dis●ases
                 ,
                 to
                 affright
                 or
                 distast
                 the
                 laborious
                 Seaman
                 :
                 whereas
                 now
                 the
                 enfe●bling
                 and
                 destroying
                 of
                 Mariners
                 is
                 almost
                 an
                 unavoidable
                 consequence
                 of
                 those
                 long
                 and
                 dangerous
                 ,
                 rather
                 circumferences
                 ,
                 then
                 voyages
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 lest
                 we
                 should
                 sing
                 a
                 Paean
                 before
                 a
                 Victory
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 bee
                 unworthy
                 our
                 labour
                 to
                 discourse
                 what
                 meanes
                 m●y
                 be
                 used
                 in
                 this
                 Discovery
                 .
                 Which
                 if
                 it
                 should
                 misse
                 in
                 its
                 prosecution
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 which
                 fayling
                 there
                 is
                 not
                 the
                 least
                 shadow
                 of
                 probability
                 )
                 yet
                 might
                 carry
                 a
                 vast
                 profit
                 to
                 recompence
                 all
                 your
                 paynes
                 and
                 expences
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 it
                 must
                 not
                 bee
                 attempted
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 heat
                 ,
                 but
                 must
                 have
                 more
                 recourses
                 then
                 one
                 to
                 the
                 fire
                 of
                 a
                 Triall
                 ,
                 will
                 bee
                 made
                 apparent
                 by
                 these
                 reasons
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 the
                 inconveniency
                 or
                 non
                 feysibility
                 of
                 carrying
                 so
                 much
                 provision
                 as
                 will
                 serve
                 the
                 Discoverers
                 ,
                 whose
                 number
                 ,
                 in
                 my
                 opinion
                 ,
                 cannot
                 bee
                 lower
                 then
                 two
                 hundred
                 ,
                 if
                 wee
                 le●
                 slide
                 into
                 our
                 deliberation
                 the
                 many
                 unknowne
                 Nations
                 ,
                 through
                 whose
                 territories
                 we
                 are
                 to
                 make
                 our
                 passage
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 by
                 common
                 estimation
                 ,
                 are
                 much
                 more
                 numerous
                 in
                 the
                 Inland
                 ,
                 then
                 Marine
                 Countreyes
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 admit
                 wee
                 undertake
                 and
                 compasse
                 it
                 with
                 such
                 a
                 number
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 discovery
                 not
                 being
                 capable
                 of
                 secresie
                 amongst
                 such
                 a
                 multitude
                 of
                 unde●takers
                 ,
                 the
                 publick
                 resentment
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 felicity
                 approaching
                 ,
                 not
                 suff●ring
                 people
                 to
                 be
                 silent
                 :
                 wee
                 should
                 have
                 this
                 ar●ive
                 to
                 the
                 Spanyards
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 who
                 will
                 roule
                 all
                 stones
                 under
                 
                 Heaven
                 to
                 dispossesse
                 or
                 prepossesse
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 the
                 danger
                 his
                 Peru
                 ,
                 Chili
                 and
                 Philippines
                 ,
                 by
                 s●ch
                 seating
                 ,
                 may
                 lie
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 ,
                 will
                 adde
                 spurres
                 to
                 his
                 inclination
                 to
                 prevent
                 us
                 ,
                 which
                 till
                 wee
                 bee
                 in
                 in
                 a
                 condition
                 to
                 resist
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 effected
                 with
                 our
                 absolute
                 ruine
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 safest
                 way
                 therefore
                 is
                 ,
                 by
                 degrees
                 to
                 steale
                 upon
                 the
                 design
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 our
                 way
                 thither
                 ,
                 by
                 ceasing
                 of
                 places
                 of
                 advantage
                 ,
                 very
                 frequently
                 found
                 in
                 that
                 Contry
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 may
                 progressionaly
                 fortifie
                 at
                 every
                 twenty
                 or
                 five
                 and
                 twenty
                 miles
                 distance
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 these
                 places
                 we
                 may
                 constantly
                 send
                 supplies
                 of
                 victualls
                 and
                 ammunition
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 for
                 the
                 men
                 there
                 Garrisond
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 our
                 owne
                 reception
                 and
                 maintenance
                 in
                 the
                 Discovery
                 :
                 and
                 these
                 men
                 standing
                 continu●lly
                 upon
                 their
                 guard
                 ,
                 may
                 (
                 I
                 meane
                 those
                 most
                 remote
                 )
                 by
                 conference
                 with
                 the
                 Indians
                 ,
                 discover
                 with
                 much
                 ease
                 ,
                 of
                 what
                 distance
                 ,
                 what
                 accesse
                 ,
                 what
                 harbours
                 ,
                 what
                 frequentation
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 what
                 people
                 the
                 neighbour
                 Sea
                 consists
                 of
                 ;
                 to
                 take
                 with
                 them
                 ex●mplars
                 of
                 all
                 Mineralls
                 ,
                 Drugges
                 ,
                 Dies
                 ,
                 Colours
                 ,
                 Birds
                 and
                 Beasts
                 ,
                 drawne
                 to
                 the
                 life
                 in
                 colours
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 by
                 an
                 invitation
                 of
                 reward
                 )
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 surer
                 meanes
                 of
                 discovery
                 ,
                 (
                 if
                 any
                 such
                 be
                 )
                 then
                 by
                 multitudes
                 of
                 people
                 ,
                 whose
                 number
                 commonly
                 (
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 ex●mple
                 of
                 
                   Fernando
                   Soto
                
                 in
                 Florida
                 )
                 hastens
                 no
                 other
                 discovery
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 of
                 unavoydable
                 famine
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 usually
                 ,
                 either
                 through
                 necessity
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 disordred
                 maner
                 of
                 living
                 irregular
                 and
                 ungoverned
                 ,
                 fright
                 the
                 inhabitants
                 from
                 all
                 commerce
                 and
                 conference
                 or
                 else
                 make
                 them
                 join
                 in
                 a
                 confederacy
                 to
                 abuse
                 and
                 remove
                 them
                 by
                 t●lling
                 their
                 unwelcome
                 Company
                 ,
                 golden
                 lies
                 ,
                 and
                 miracles
                 of
                 Countreys
                 farther
                 distant
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 are
                 likely
                 to
                 find
                 small
                 satisfaction
                 for
                 their
                 covetousnes
                 or
                 hunger
                 .
              
               
                 Reason
                 and
                 experience
                 will
                 condemne
                 us
                 of
                 folly
                 ,
                 if
                 wee
                 shoul●
                 refuse
                 to
                 profit
                 by
                 commendable
                 examples
                 ,
                 though
                 proceeding
                 from
                 Enemies
                 or
                 Friends
                 suspected
                 :
                 It
                 will
                 be
                 therefore
                 an
                 incitement
                 irreproveable
                 to
                 commend
                 to
                 our
                 owne
                 imitation
                 the
                 Custome
                 which
                 the
                 industrious
                 Spanyard
                 practiseth
                 in
                 his
                 designe
                 of
                 discoveries
                 :
                 Every
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 associates
                 carry
                 a
                 little
                 horne
                 about
                 their
                 necks
                 in
                 such
                 journeys
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 mean●s
                 if
                 the
                 errour
                 of
                 the
                 night
                 or
                 thickenesse
                 of
                 the
                 Woods
                 occasion
                 any
                 separation
                 betw●xt
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 Ambuscado
                 of
                 Enemies
                 make
                 the
                 passage
                 doubtfull
                 ,
                 by
                 winding
                 of
                 that
                 Horne
                 ,
                 presently
                 notice
                 is
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 who
                 upon
                 receiving
                 the
                 sound
                 give
                 the
                 first
                 winder
                 notice
                 of
                 their
                 residence
                 ,
                 
                 to
                 which
                 they
                 may
                 repaire
                 ,
                 or
                 testifie
                 their
                 apprehension
                 and
                 readinesse
                 to
                 prevent
                 all
                 hostile
                 stratagems
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 same
                 indefatigable
                 Nation
                 in
                 their
                 passage
                 over
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 presently
                 make
                 themselves
                 light
                 Canoas
                 after
                 the
                 Indian
                 mode
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 entring
                 themselves
                 and
                 swimming
                 their
                 Horses
                 (
                 whose
                 heads
                 they
                 keepe
                 above
                 water
                 by
                 a
                 coller
                 fastened
                 to
                 the
                 Boat
                 )
                 they
                 overcome
                 difficulties
                 of
                 currents
                 ,
                 which
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 but
                 those
                 seem●
                 insuperable
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 their
                 labour
                 in
                 this
                 kinde
                 show
                 them
                 of
                 admirable
                 Resolution
                 and
                 Constancy
                 .
              
               
                 Though
                 wee
                 may
                 entertaine
                 grounds
                 of
                 hope
                 and
                 confidence
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 discovery
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 Sea
                 may
                 be
                 m●de
                 without
                 any
                 tedious
                 Land-jou●ney
                 ,
                 since
                 it
                 is
                 certaine
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 great
                 confluence
                 of
                 Waters
                 in
                 the
                 Gulfe
                 of
                 S●
                 .
                 Laurence
                 ,
                 foure
                 mighty
                 Rivers
                 receive
                 their
                 sourse
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 whereof
                 pouring
                 it selfe
                 North
                 into
                 Canada
                 ,
                 another
                 running
                 Eastward
                 into
                 the
                 Sea
                 called
                 Hunsons
                 River
                 ,
                 the
                 third
                 running
                 W●stward
                 into
                 the
                 Maine
                 are
                 already
                 discovered
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 fourth
                 upon
                 which
                 wee
                 have
                 reason
                 to
                 fixe
                 high
                 expectation
                 bending
                 Southward
                 to
                 Florida
                 ,
                 washes
                 all
                 the
                 backside
                 of
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 in
                 all
                 probability
                 discharge
                 it selfe
                 into
                 the
                 South
                 Ocean
                 ,
                 which
                 if
                 it
                 suit
                 with
                 our
                 conjectures
                 ,
                 Virginia
                 will
                 have
                 by
                 that
                 meanes
                 a
                 double
                 accession
                 of
                 security
                 and
                 convenience
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 our
                 security
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 naturall
                 bar
                 betwixt
                 us
                 and
                 the
                 jealous
                 Spanyard
                 ,
                 who
                 if
                 he
                 shou●d
                 injustly
                 continue
                 the
                 possession
                 of
                 ou●
                 Florida
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 indisputably
                 English
                 ;
                 yet
                 thus
                 dividided
                 from
                 us
                 by
                 a
                 vast
                 R●ver
                 full
                 of
                 Islands
                 ,
                 and
                 places
                 convenient
                 to
                 command
                 the
                 Channell
                 fortified
                 and
                 maintained
                 by
                 our
                 Nation
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 too
                 full
                 of
                 providence
                 and
                 caution
                 to
                 attaque
                 us
                 ,
                 if
                 once
                 in
                 so
                 good
                 a
                 posture
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 conveniency
                 which
                 sufficiently
                 speakes
                 it selfe
                 the
                 ease
                 of
                 transportation
                 by
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 in
                 our
                 owne
                 Chanell
                 ,
                 the
                 saving
                 of
                 Land
                 charges
                 ,
                 and
                 probability
                 of
                 a
                 more
                 speedy
                 passage
                 ,
                 are
                 prespicuous
                 arguments
                 to
                 commend
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 confirme
                 the
                 probabilities
                 of
                 this
                 passage
                 by
                 the
                 Lake
                 the
                 more
                 strongly
                 ,
                 the
                 Indians
                 of
                 Canada
                 confessed
                 to
                 
                   Iames
                   Cartier
                
                 that
                 i●
                 is
                 but
                 a
                 Moneths
                 sayling
                 ,
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 go
                 to
                 a
                 Land
                 where
                 Cynanon
                 and
                 Cloves
                 are
                 gathered●
                 Others
                 told
                 the
                 same
                 person
                 ,
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 they
                 left
                 their
                 Pinnace
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 River
                 which
                 goeth
                 South-West
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 w●ole
                 Moneths
                 
                 sayling
                 to
                 go
                 to
                 a
                 certaine
                 Land
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 is
                 neither
                 Ice
                 nor
                 Snow
                 seene
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 ●nhabitants
                 doe
                 continually
                 War
                 one
                 against
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 is
                 great
                 store
                 of
                 Orenges
                 ,
                 Almonds
                 ,
                 Nuts
                 ,
                 and
                 Apples
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 other
                 sorts
                 of
                 Fruits
                 .
                 What
                 ev●r
                 beliefe
                 other
                 men
                 bestow
                 upon
                 this
                 Relation
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 ;
                 but
                 tru●ly
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 generall
                 concordance
                 of
                 Reports
                 ,
                 whe●e
                 there
                 can
                 be
                 no
                 roome
                 left
                 for
                 confederacy
                 or
                 designe
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 perswaded
                 of
                 the
                 t●uth
                 therein
                 ,
                 cannot
                 have
                 any
                 vitious
                 tincture
                 of
                 facility
                 or
                 cred●lity
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 it
                 is
                 time
                 to
                 remit
                 these
                 high
                 and
                 noble
                 atchievements
                 to
                 the
                 prosecution
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 have
                 more
                 power
                 and
                 ability●
                 who
                 may
                 give
                 such
                 ●
                 discovery
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 their
                 names
                 ,
                 and
                 tr●nsfer
                 a
                 perpetuall
                 illustrious
                 memory
                 to
                 posterity
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 onely
                 suppose
                 it
                 fai●ible
                 and
                 hope
                 the
                 effects
                 will
                 answer
                 such
                 supposition
                 .
              
               
                 Which
                 if
                 it
                 should
                 faile
                 ,
                 why
                 may
                 not
                 Virginia
                 in
                 her
                 future
                 felicity
                 of
                 silke
                 be
                 a
                 new
                 China
                 and
                 Persia
                 to
                 Europe
                 ?
                 why
                 may
                 not
                 all
                 the
                 spicery
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 flourish
                 with
                 an
                 equall
                 successe
                 in
                 this
                 our
                 most
                 justly
                 tempered
                 Climate
                 ?
                 already
                 can
                 Virginia
                 boast
                 of
                 Cinamon
                 ,
                 which
                 if
                 transplanted
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 inferiour
                 unto
                 any
                 ?
                 why
                 may
                 not
                 the
                 Cloves
                 perfume
                 Virginia
                 with
                 as
                 aromatick
                 redolency
                 as
                 the
                 Philipine
                 Gardens
                 .
              
               
                 Our
                 aire
                 is
                 more
                 serene
                 ,
                 better
                 tempered
                 then
                 theirs
                 ,
                 nor
                 have
                 we
                 any
                 more
                 sense
                 of
                 Winter
                 to
                 hinder
                 the
                 ascent
                 of
                 sap
                 then
                 the
                 Moluccians
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 any
                 thing
                 more
                 harsh
                 in
                 cold
                 ,
                 yet
                 is
                 it
                 but
                 a
                 check
                 to
                 a
                 peradventure
                 too
                 forward
                 Spring
                 .
                 What
                 multitude
                 of
                 flowers
                 have
                 our
                 lat●
                 Gardens
                 in
                 England
                 seen
                 non
                 native
                 to
                 this
                 soyle
                 or
                 Climate
                 ?
                 Fruits
                 thought
                 solely
                 proper
                 to
                 Italy
                 and
                 Spaine
                 flourish
                 here
                 to
                 the
                 envy
                 of
                 those
                 Countties
                 ,
                 who
                 see
                 often
                 times
                 the
                 Colonies
                 in
                 a
                 happier
                 degree
                 of
                 prosperity
                 then
                 the
                 Mother
                 ,
                 for
                 Fruit
                 and
                 Flowers
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 these
                 designements
                 must
                 be
                 the
                 Daughters
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 curiosity
                 and
                 industry
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 away
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 passabl●
                 ,
                 and
                 easie
                 ,
                 by
                 that
                 uncabinetting
                 and
                 deciphring
                 of
                 Nature
                 ,
                 Garden
                 Philosophy●
                 what
                 harsh
                 disposition
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 lenified
                 and
                 refined
                 by
                 these
                 curious
                 conclusions
                 ?
                 Di●clesian
                 could
                 postpose
                 the
                 science
                 of
                 governing
                 Mankinde
                 to
                 the
                 knowledge
                 of
                 managing
                 his
                 Scions
                 ,
                 to
                 see
                 those
                 Plants
                 grow
                 up
                 ,
                 which
                 his
                 own
                 laureld
                 hand
                 had
                 set
                 ,
                 watred
                 and
                 attended
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 flourish
                 ,
                 was
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 the
                 production
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 Children
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 this
                 have
                 the
                 advantage
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 their
                 florescence
                 is
                 not
                 subject
                 to
                 selfe-deprivation
                 ,
                 give
                 them
                 but
                 an
                 acceptable
                 ground●
                 a
                 boun●eous
                 Aire
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 arriding
                 Sunne
                 and
                 ●hey
                 answer
                 the
                 most
                 exact
                 d●sires
                 of
                 the
                 Setter
                 or
                 Ingrafter
                 ;
                 but
                 Children
                 ,
                 let
                 them
                 have
                 all
                 the
                 Auxiliares
                 of
                 a
                 full
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 warmth
                 of
                 education
                 ,
                 and
                 heat
                 of
                 encouragement
                 ,
                 by
                 some
                 private
                 disease
                 of
                 the
                 genius
                 ,
                 by
                 some
                 secret
                 malignity
                 in
                 nature
                 ,
                 or
                 its
                 right
                 hand
                 custome
                 ,
                 seldome
                 or
                 neuer
                 thrive
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 wishes
                 of
                 the
                 Parent
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 either
                 too
                 ranke
                 with
                 insolence
                 ,
                 too
                 much
                 parched
                 with
                 rashnesse
                 ,
                 or
                 withered
                 with
                 infamy
                 and
                 luxury
                 ,
                 that
                 those
                 which
                 planted
                 them
                 instead
                 of
                 delight
                 in
                 that
                 which
                 they
                 esteemed
                 their
                 Masterpeece
                 ,
                 have
                 nothing
                 but
                 a
                 Spring
                 of
                 indignation
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 Autumn
                 of
                 Melancholly
                 to
                 answer
                 their
                 expectation
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 so
                 far
                 from
                 contentment
                 at
                 their
                 groweth
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 reckoned
                 it
                 amongst
                 the
                 Smiles
                 of
                 their
                 Fortunes
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 warmth
                 of
                 theirs
                 had
                 contributed
                 to
                 their
                 production
                 ,
                 no
                 indulgence
                 to
                 their
                 continuance
                 and
                 edu●ation
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 allurements
                 are
                 for
                 those
                 whose
                 delights
                 onely
                 are
                 interested
                 and
                 denoted
                 to
                 this
                 reti●ed
                 activity
                 ;
                 but
                 those
                 who
                 looke
                 further
                 will
                 finde
                 (
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 rarely
                 or
                 never
                 contingent
                 to
                 other
                 contentments
                 )
                 this
                 pleasure
                 to
                 be
                 attended
                 with
                 an
                 inestimable
                 p●ofit
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 certaine
                 returnes
                 in
                 nature
                 :
                 But
                 this
                 fertility-labouring
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 especial●y
                 in
                 its
                 Southerne
                 beauties
                 ,
                 in
                 its
                 Roanoak
                 excellencies
                 ,
                 like
                 to
                 a
                 Princesse
                 ,
                 all
                 compos'd
                 of
                 Bounty
                 ,
                 suffers
                 no
                 addresse
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 unsatisfied
                 .
                 Gentle
                 Winters
                 to
                 court
                 your
                 seed
                 ,
                 warme
                 Springs
                 to
                 marry
                 them
                 to
                 perfect
                 Masculine
                 ripenesse
                 ,
                 nothing
                 but
                 ingratitude
                 and
                 indiligence
                 to
                 delay
                 or
                 divert
                 its
                 liberality
                 ,
                 hitherto
                 (
                 like
                 those
                 confined
                 Virgins
                 in
                 a
                 barbarous
                 Se●aglio
                 )
                 it
                 hath
                 suffered
                 the
                 imputation
                 or
                 injury
                 of
                 sterility
                 by
                 a
                 non-complacency
                 in
                 i●s
                 Savage
                 Amourists
                 ,
                 the
                 abundance
                 of
                 perfection
                 having
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 a
                 satiety
                 or
                 incapacicy
                 of
                 enjoyment
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 tru●h
                 of
                 this
                 being
                 abundantly
                 manifest
                 ,
                 an
                 apparent
                 profit
                 and
                 delight
                 inviting
                 the
                 able
                 and
                 industrious
                 ;
                 necessity
                 must
                 be
                 the
                 next
                 Argument
                 to
                 those
                 whose
                 Poverty
                 can
                 pleade
                 no
                 excuse
                 for
                 their
                 indiligence
                 ;
                 yet
                 this
                 laborious
                 necessity
                 is
                 not
                 so
                 ingra●efull
                 as
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 other
                 more
                 thick-peopled
                 Countries
                 ,
                 what
                 ever
                 you
                 sweat
                 for
                 in
                 this
                 bounteous
                 Region
                 ,
                 is
                 crowned
                 with
                 a
                 recompence
                 amazing
                 your
                 expectation
                 ;
                 such
                 things
                 as
                 make
                 poverty
                 and
                 life
                 wearisome
                 ,
                 contempt
                 of
                 ,
                 or
                 impossibility
                 of
                 any
                 melioration
                 
                 to
                 their
                 condition
                 are
                 things
                 heere
                 never
                 charged
                 upon
                 hone●t
                 indigence
                 ,
                 or
                 denyed
                 to
                 a
                 commendable
                 industry
                 ,
                 nor
                 can
                 they
                 palliate
                 their
                 sleepe
                 and
                 sloth
                 with
                 a
                 pretence
                 of
                 wanting
                 materialls
                 to
                 worke
                 upon
                 ,
                 or
                 plead
                 that
                 such
                 things
                 as
                 should
                 employ
                 them
                 must
                 be
                 first
                 had
                 out
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 since
                 there
                 is
                 enough
                 abundantly
                 and
                 naturally
                 in
                 that
                 unpresidented
                 Countrey
                 to
                 employ
                 their
                 industry
                 ,
                 to
                 enrich
                 their
                 labour
                 .
              
               
                 Though
                 Silke-grasse
                 is
                 unquestionably
                 a
                 Staple
                 which
                 will
                 bee
                 Neighbour
                 to
                 the
                 profit
                 of
                 the
                 Silke-worme
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 naturall
                 Hempe-flagge
                 may
                 be
                 a
                 Merchandize
                 in
                 time
                 equal
                 to
                 English
                 Flax
                 ,
                 though
                 the
                 Sar●aparilla
                 be
                 an
                 extraordinary
                 vendible
                 Commodity
                 ,
                 though
                 Pipestaves
                 be
                 so
                 beneficiall
                 ,
                 that
                 with
                 not
                 many
                 drops
                 an
                 extraordinary
                 workeman
                 may
                 make
                 his
                 labour
                 worth
                 sixty
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 .
              
               
                 Though
                 he
                 has
                 fish
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 abundance
                 that
                 the
                 attending
                 diligently
                 upon
                 two
                 seasons
                 ,
                 onely
                 returnes
                 him
                 a
                 Reward
                 of
                 one
                 hundred
                 pound
                 sterling
                 in
                 Sturgion
                 ,
                 Salmon
                 ,
                 Herings
                 ,
                 Mackrell
                 :
                 Pot-ashes
                 a
                 rich
                 and
                 never
                 decaying
                 Staple
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Yet
                 since
                 against
                 this
                 an
                 objection
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 what
                 course
                 they
                 may
                 take
                 for
                 their
                 provisionall
                 subsistence
                 .
                 Those
                 who
                 apprehend
                 such
                 doubts
                 will
                 be
                 pleased
                 to
                 receive
                 this
                 answer
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 if
                 they
                 are
                 sensible
                 of
                 Reason
                 they
                 cannot
                 faile
                 to
                 receive
                 satisfaction
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 no
                 man
                 will
                 ever
                 be
                 denyed
                 the
                 loane
                 of
                 Corne
                 for
                 his
                 house-spending
                 ,
                 and
                 seed
                 till
                 the
                 Harvest
                 ;
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 a
                 single
                 man
                 he
                 may
                 prepare
                 as
                 much
                 ground
                 if
                 cleared
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 as
                 large
                 quantitie
                 of
                 Corne
                 for
                 his
                 owne
                 spending
                 and
                 repayment
                 of
                 what
                 borrowed
                 ,
                 in
                 two
                 dayes
                 space
                 as
                 will
                 abundantly
                 suffice
                 him
                 twelve
                 Moneths
                 .
              
               
                 Admit
                 there
                 be
                 no
                 cleared
                 Ground
                 ,
                 yet
                 if
                 he
                 but
                 unbarke
                 the
                 Trees
                 one
                 foot
                 round
                 after
                 the
                 Indian
                 mode
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 shade
                 occasioned
                 by
                 the
                 leaves
                 ,
                 which
                 such
                 unbarking
                 quite
                 destroyes
                 ,
                 the
                 Corne
                 (
                 set
                 betwix●
                 those
                 Trees
                 )
                 will
                 thrive
                 and
                 prosper
                 exceedingly
                 ,
                 ●nd
                 their
                 ground
                 thus
                 prepared
                 will
                 last
                 seaven
                 or
                 more
                 yeares
                 successively
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 worke
                 cannot
                 last
                 him
                 above
                 five
                 dayes
                 at
                 the
                 longest
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 he
                 have
                 a
                 Family
                 ,
                 his
                 Wife
                 and
                 Children
                 will
                 be
                 able
                 to
                 beare
                 part
                 in
                 that
                 labour
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 Provision
                 of
                 flesh
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 can
                 use
                 his
                 peece
                 he
                 may
                 ,
                 even
                 at
                 his
                 
                 labour
                 in
                 the
                 Woods
                 ,
                 have
                 opportunity
                 of
                 killing
                 Venison
                 ,
                 Hares
                 ,
                 Wild-fo●le
                 (
                 in
                 their
                 season
                 innumerable
                 )
                 and
                 Fish
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 the
                 Rivers
                 are
                 all
                 times
                 plentifully
                 furnished
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 great
                 delicacy
                 ;
                 if
                 in
                 all
                 this
                 abundance
                 he
                 is
                 yet
                 apprehensive
                 of
                 Famine
                 ,
                 wee
                 shall
                 refer
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 are
                 afraid
                 to
                 be
                 starved
                 for
                 meat
                 in
                 a
                 Cooks
                 shop
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 what
                 a
                 small
                 summe
                 of
                 money
                 will
                 buy
                 your
                 Cattell
                 ,
                 and
                 Swine
                 in
                 Virginia
                 ?
                 Whose
                 feeding
                 co●ts
                 them
                 nothing
                 but
                 thankes
                 to
                 God
                 ,
                 who
                 has
                 spread
                 that
                 superfici●s
                 of
                 that
                 noble
                 Countrey
                 with
                 perpetuall
                 friut
                 and
                 verdure
                 .
                 Poultry
                 in
                 infinite
                 variety
                 and
                 plenty
                 ,
                 the
                 ●orbearance
                 of
                 whose
                 encrease
                 for
                 a
                 small
                 terme
                 of
                 years
                 will
                 make
                 them
                 so
                 numerous
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 alwayes
                 have
                 a
                 full
                 table
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 W●st
                 Indie
                 Potatoe
                 (
                 by
                 much
                 more
                 delicate
                 and
                 large
                 then
                 what
                 wee
                 have
                 heere
                 growing
                 )
                 besides
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 food
                 excellently
                 delicious
                 and
                 strongly
                 nourishing
                 ,
                 fixes
                 himselfe
                 wherever
                 planted
                 ,
                 with
                 such
                 an
                 irradicable
                 fertility●
                 that
                 being
                 set
                 it
                 eternally
                 grows
                 :
                 of
                 this
                 an
                 extraordinary
                 pleasing
                 and
                 strong
                 drinke
                 may
                 bee
                 composed
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 is
                 the
                 M●iz
                 lesse
                 commendable
                 for
                 bread
                 then
                 malting
                 ,
                 of
                 both
                 which
                 in
                 its
                 use
                 it
                 affordeth
                 a
                 peculiar
                 goodnesse
                 and
                 convenience
                 :
                 And
                 I
                 am
                 much
                 to
                 learne
                 how
                 a
                 poore
                 man
                 can
                 in
                 justice
                 complaine
                 of
                 want
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 is
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 besieged
                 with
                 such
                 plenty
                 :
                 This
                 for
                 provision
                 may
                 abundantly
                 satisfie
                 ,
                 but
                 if
                 he
                 can
                 be
                 content
                 ●o
                 forbeare
                 debauches
                 and
                 profusenesse
                 for
                 t●e
                 first
                 three
                 yeares
                 he
                 may
                 by
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 meanes
                 aforesaid
                 arrive
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 condition
                 of
                 thriving
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 may
                 allow
                 himselfe
                 a
                 large
                 latitud●
                 of
                 expences
                 (
                 that
                 first
                 three
                 yeares
                 once
                 expired
                 )
                 without
                 much
                 empairing
                 his
                 fortunes
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 since
                 all
                 men
                 either
                 by
                 constitution
                 of
                 age
                 ,
                 oppression
                 of
                 yeare●
                 ,
                 or
                 different
                 education
                 ,
                 are
                 unable
                 or
                 improper
                 for
                 the
                 Fish-net
                 or
                 Hatchet
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 offer
                 them
                 a
                 way
                 which
                 may
                 be
                 lesse
                 laborious
                 and
                 peradventure
                 more
                 gainefull
                 ;
                 yet
                 before
                 I
                 descend
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 I
                 must
                 take
                 leave
                 by
                 digression
                 to
                 enlarge
                 something
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 already
                 hinted
                 on
                 ,
                 namely
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 transplantation
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 removing
                 and
                 transposition
                 of
                 Wild
                 Plants
                 ,
                 doth
                 with
                 an
                 experimented
                 happinesse
                 wonderfully
                 mitigate
                 and
                 engentile
                 their
                 le●●e
                 noble
                 natu●e
                 ;
                 w●ethe●
                 (
                 as
                 an
                 Authour
                 delivers
                 it
                 very
                 elegantly
                 )
                 
                 it
                 be
                 b●
                 reason
                 that
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 Plants
                 ,
                 as
                 o●
                 men
                 ,
                 is
                 desirous
                 of
                 Novelty
                 and
                 peregrination
                 ,
                 or
                 because
                 that
                 at
                 their
                 parting
                 from
                 their
                 former
                 grounds
                 they
                 leave
                 there
                 that
                 ranke
                 wildnesse
                 virule●cy
                 and
                 ill
                 quality
                 from
                 the
                 Forest
                 ,
                 where
                 is
                 first
                 rooted
                 the
                 grate●ull
                 novelty
                 and
                 allurement
                 of
                 a
                 well
                 cultivated
                 s●yle
                 makes
                 it
                 ●●ceive
                 a
                 new
                 by
                 exiling
                 it
                 from
                 the
                 old
                 savagenesse
                 and
                 in●omestication
                 of
                 its
                 first
                 seat
                 and
                 nature
                 .
              
               
                 Since
                 then
                 the
                 r●moving
                 of
                 wild
                 Plants
                 addes
                 so
                 much
                 to
                 their
                 improvement
                 and
                 melioration
                 confirmed
                 by
                 naturall
                 Reason
                 and
                 unerring
                 experience
                 :
                 Why
                 may
                 not
                 the
                 diligent
                 labour
                 by
                 removeall
                 and
                 transposing
                 this
                 excellent
                 Staple
                 of
                 Silke
                 grasse
                 ,
                 make
                 it
                 thrive
                 equally
                 in
                 greatnesse
                 and
                 goodnesse
                 ,
                 there
                 needes
                 no
                 more
                 art
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 then
                 th●t
                 of
                 comparing
                 the
                 soile
                 (
                 transplantations
                 into
                 worse
                 grounds
                 being
                 naturally
                 improsperous
                 )
                 and
                 though
                 there
                 appe●re
                 now
                 somewhat
                 of
                 trouble
                 (
                 though
                 nothing
                 of
                 lab●ur
                 )
                 in
                 peeling
                 the
                 silky
                 skinne
                 of
                 ,
                 yet
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 broken
                 as
                 Flaxe
                 or
                 cleared
                 by
                 some
                 Instrument
                 (
                 the
                 Commodity
                 richly
                 rewarding
                 the
                 nobility
                 of
                 any
                 invention
                 )
                 to
                 this
                 purpose
                 ;
                 time
                 and
                 further
                 exp●rience
                 will
                 no
                 doubt
                 to
                 the
                 publick
                 enric●ing
                 of
                 the
                 Colony
                 and
                 this
                 Nation
                 make
                 apparent
                 .
                 In
                 this
                 any
                 one
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 sworne
                 ●
                 servant
                 to
                 ease
                 and
                 sloth
                 ,
                 may
                 with
                 a
                 small
                 toile
                 reape
                 a
                 considerable
                 profit
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 what
                 will
                 not
                 those
                 Vines
                 produce
                 if
                 well
                 husbanded
                 after
                 their
                 transplantation
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 most
                 delightfull
                 labour
                 the
                 gain
                 is
                 so
                 appare●t
                 that
                 almost
                 the
                 blindest
                 judgement
                 may
                 perceive
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Orenges
                 ,
                 Lemons
                 ,
                 Pine-aples
                 ,
                 Plantanes
                 ,
                 Peaches
                 ,
                 Apricocks●
                 Peares
                 ,
                 Aples
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 word
                 all
                 sort
                 of
                 excellent
                 Fruits
                 will
                 grow
                 there
                 in
                 full
                 perfection
                 ;
                 you
                 may
                 sleepe
                 whilst
                 they
                 are
                 growing
                 ,
                 after
                 their
                 setting
                 or
                 engrafting
                 ,
                 there
                 needes
                 no
                 more
                 labour
                 but
                 your
                 prayers
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 prosper
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 and
                 then
                 an
                 eye
                 to
                 prevent
                 their
                 casualties
                 ,
                 wounds
                 or
                 diseases
                 .
              
               
                 Sugars
                 ,
                 Indigos
                 ,
                 Cotton
                 ,
                 and
                 Ginger
                 ,
                 require
                 a
                 greater
                 industry
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 wee
                 consider
                 the
                 difference
                 betwixt
                 the
                 two
                 Climates
                 of
                 Barbadoes
                 and
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 the
                 immoderate
                 heate
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 the
                 exact
                 temper
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 the
                 labour
                 though
                 it
                 may
                 require
                 as
                 frequent
                 handling
                 ,
                 yet
                 is
                 by
                 much
                 lesse
                 toylesome
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 a
                 word
                 ,
                 if
                 a
                 man
                 be
                 yet
                 timerous
                 of
                 a
                 thriving
                 condition
                 in
                 
                 this
                 Countrey
                 ;
                 I
                 shall
                 with
                 his
                 pardon
                 believe
                 him
                 ,
                 dis●rustfull
                 of
                 Gods
                 providence
                 ;
                 or
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 so
                 vitiously
                 disposed
                 as
                 to
                 hope
                 after
                 a
                 Land
                 where
                 he
                 may
                 enjoy
                 an
                 undisturbed
                 plenty
                 without
                 the
                 sweat
                 of
                 his
                 browes
                 ,
                 the
                 Maps
                 are
                 so
                 extreamely
                 deficient
                 in
                 the
                 description
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 must
                 desire
                 him
                 to
                 looke
                 for
                 a
                 new
                 World
                 and
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 an
                 easie
                 accommodation
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 any
                 make
                 an
                 Objection
                 why
                 this
                 Countrey
                 stored
                 with
                 all
                 these
                 Riches
                 ,
                 furnished
                 with
                 all
                 these
                 Staples
                 ,
                 hath
                 so
                 long
                 held
                 downe
                 her
                 head
                 in
                 the
                 lownesse
                 of
                 a
                 desperate
                 condition
                 ?
                 Why
                 being
                 capable
                 to
                 crowne
                 her
                 browes
                 with
                 Garlands
                 of
                 Roses
                 and
                 plenty
                 ,
                 she
                 sate
                 desolate
                 amongst
                 the
                 W●llowes
                 of
                 neglect
                 and
                 poverty
                 ?
                 Let
                 them
                 but
                 recall
                 their
                 Memory
                 ,
                 how
                 by
                 the
                 prevailency
                 of
                 Gon●amore
                 the
                 Co●poration
                 was
                 dissolved
                 ,
                 their
                 patent
                 cancelled
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 if
                 wee
                 adde
                 the
                 cooperation
                 of
                 the
                 Indian
                 treachery
                 in
                 their
                 first
                 massacre
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 cease
                 their
                 wonder
                 at
                 its
                 languishing
                 condition
                 .
                 and
                 convert
                 it
                 to
                 a
                 full
                 admiration
                 ,
                 how
                 that
                 Colony
                 could
                 ever
                 raise
                 her
                 endangered
                 head
                 out
                 of
                 those
                 Gulfes
                 of
                 distraction
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Gold
                 of
                 Spaine
                 ,
                 the
                 dis●ncouragement
                 of
                 the
                 Court
                 ,
                 the
                 discontent
                 of
                 the
                 better
                 sort
                 of
                 Planters
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 desperate
                 negligence
                 of
                 the
                 more
                 inconsiderable
                 had
                 in
                 humane
                 opinion
                 irrecoverably
                 involved
                 her
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 incomparable
                 Virgin
                 hath
                 rai●ed
                 her
                 dejected
                 head
                 ,
                 cleared
                 her
                 enclouded
                 reputation
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 like
                 the
                 Eldest
                 Daughter
                 of
                 Nature
                 expresseth
                 a
                 priority
                 in
                 her
                 Dowry
                 ;
                 her
                 browes
                 encircled
                 with
                 opulency
                 to
                 be
                 believed
                 by
                 no
                 other
                 triall
                 but
                 that
                 of
                 expeperience
                 her
                 unwounded
                 wombe
                 full
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 Treasuries
                 which
                 indeere
                 Provinces
                 to
                 respect
                 of
                 glory
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 with
                 as
                 great
                 justice
                 as
                 any
                 Countrey
                 the
                 Sunne
                 honours
                 with
                 his
                 eye-beames
                 ,
                 entitle
                 her selfe
                 to
                 an
                 affinity
                 with
                 Eden
                 ,
                 to
                 an
                 absolute
                 perfection
                 above
                 all
                 but
                 Paradize
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 those
                 Gentlemen
                 to
                 whom
                 she
                 vouchsafes
                 the
                 honour
                 of
                 her
                 Embraces
                 ,
                 when
                 by
                 the
                 blessings
                 of
                 God
                 upon
                 their
                 labours
                 sated
                 with
                 the
                 beauty
                 of
                 their
                 Cornefield
                 ,
                 they
                 shall
                 retire
                 into
                 their
                 Groves
                 checkered
                 with
                 Vines
                 ,
                 Olives
                 ,
                 Mirtles
                 ,
                 from
                 thence
                 dilate
                 themselves
                 into
                 their
                 Walkes
                 covered
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 ,
                 paved
                 with
                 Orenges
                 and
                 Lemmons
                 ,
                 whence
                 surfeited
                 with
                 variety
                 ,
                 they
                 incline
                 to
                 repose
                 in
                 their
                 Gardens
                 upon
                 nothing
                 lesse
                 perfumed
                 then
                 Rose●
                 and
                 Gilly-flowers
                 .
                 When
                 they
                 shall
                 see
                 their
                 numerous
                 Heards
                 
                 wanton
                 with
                 the
                 luxury
                 of
                 their
                 Pasture
                 ,
                 confesse
                 a
                 narrownesse
                 in
                 their
                 B●rnes
                 to
                 receive
                 their
                 Corne
                 ,
                 in
                 bosomes
                 to
                 expresse
                 fully
                 their
                 thankefulnesse
                 to
                 the
                 Almighty
                 Authour
                 of
                 these
                 blessings
                 ,
                 will
                 chearefully
                 confesse
                 :
                 Whilst
                 the
                 Incomparable
                 Ro●noak
                 like
                 a
                 Queene
                 of
                 the
                 Ocean
                 ,
                 encircled
                 with
                 an
                 hundred
                 attendant
                 Islands
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 Majestick
                 Carolana
                 shall
                 in
                 such
                 an
                 ample
                 and
                 noble
                 gratitude
                 by
                 her
                 improvement
                 repay
                 her
                 Adventurers
                 and
                 Creditors
                 with
                 an
                 Interest
                 so
                 far
                 transcending
                 the
                 Principall
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 valuation
                 of
                 the
                 Commodities
                 growing
                 and
                 ●o
                 be
                 ha●
                 in
                 Virginia
                 :
                 valued
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 1621.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 since
                 those
                 Times
                 improved
                 in
                 all
                 more
                 or
                 lesse
                 ,
                 in
                 some
                 ⅓
                 ,
                 in
                 others
                 ½
                 ,
                 in
                 many
                 double
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 some
                 treble
                 .
              
               
                 IRon
                 ,
                 ten
                 pounds
                 the
                 Tun.
                 
              
               
                 Silke
                 Coddes
                 ,
                 two
                 shillings
                 six
                 pence
                 the
                 pound
                 .
              
               
                 Raw
                 silk
                 ,
                 13s
                 .
                 4d
                 .
                 the
                 pound
                 ,
                 now
                 at
                 25s
                 .
                 and
                 28.
                 per
                 pound
                 .
              
               
                 Silke
                 grasse
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 for
                 Cordage
                 ,
                 6d
                 .
                 the
                 pound
                 :
                 but
                 we
                 hope
                 it
                 will
                 serve
                 for
                 many
                 better
                 uses
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 yeeld
                 a
                 far
                 greater
                 rate
                 ,
                 wherof
                 there
                 can
                 never
                 be
                 too
                 much
                 planted
                 .
                 Of
                 this
                 Q.
                 Elizabeth
                 had
                 a
                 silke
                 Gowne
                 made
                 .
              
               
                 Hemp
                 ,
                 from
                 10s
                 .
                 to
                 22s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 ,
              
               
                 Flax
                 ,
                 from
                 22s
                 ,
                 to
                 30s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Cordage
                 ,
                 from
                 20s
                 .
                 to
                 24s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Cotton
                 wooll
                 ,
                 8d
                 .
                 the
                 pound
                 .
              
               
                 Hard
                 pitch
                 ,
                 5s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Tarre
                 ,
                 5s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Turpentine
                 ,
                 12s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Rozen
                 ,
                 5s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Madde●
                 crop
                 ,
                 40s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 :
                 course
                 madder
                 ,
                 25s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Woad
                 ,
                 from
                 12s
                 .
                 to
                 20
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Annice
                 seeds
                 ,
                 40s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Powder
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 Panels
                 ,
                 Muscavadoes
                 and
                 whites
                 ,
                 25s
                 .
                 40.
                 and
                 3l
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
               
                 Sturgeon
                 ,
                 and
                 Caveare
                 ,
                 2s
                 it
                 is
                 in
                 goodnesse
                 .
              
               
                 Salt
                 ,
                 30s
                 .
                 the
                 weight
                 .
              
               
                 Mastick
                 ,
                 3s
                 .
                 the
                 pound
                 .
              
               
                 Salsa
                 Perilla
                 wild
                 ,
                 5
                 l.
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Salsa
                 Perilla
                 domestick
                 ,
                 10l
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Red
                 earth
                 Allenagra
                 ,
                 3s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Red
                 Allum
                 ,
                 called
                 Carthagena
                 Allum
                 ,
                 10s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Roach
                 Allum
                 ,
                 called
                 Romish
                 Allum
                 ,
                 10s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Berry
                 graine
                 ,
                 2s
                 .
                 6d
                 the
                 pound
                 :
                 the
                 powder
                 of
                 graine
                 ,
                 9s
                 .
                 the
                 pound
                 :
                 it
                 groweth
                 on
                 trees
                 like
                 Holly
                 berries
                 .
              
               
                 Masts
                 for
                 shipping
                 ,
                 from
                 10s
                 .
                 to
                 3
                 l.
                 a
                 peece
                 .
              
               
                 Pot-ashes
                 ,
                 from
                 12s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 ,
                 to
                 14.
                 now
                 40.
                 and
                 35s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Sope-ashes
                 ,
                 from
                 6s
                 .
                 to
                 8s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Clapboord
                 watered
                 ,
                 30s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Pipe
                 staves
                 ,
                 4l
                 .
                 the
                 thousand
                 .
              
               
                 Rape-seed
                 oyle
                 ,
                 10l
                 .
                 the
                 tun
                 ,
                 the
                 cakes
                 of
                 it
                 feed
                 Kine
                 fat
                 in
                 the
                 Winter
                 .
              
               
                 Oyle
                 of
                 Walnuts
                 ,
                 12
                 l.
                 the
                 tun
                 .
              
               
                 Linseed
                 oyle
                 ,
                 10l
                 .
                 the
                 tun
                 .
              
               
                 Saffron
                 ,
                 20s
                 .
                 the
                 pound
                 .
              
               
                 Honey
                 ,
                 2s
                 .
                 the
                 gallon
                 .
              
               
                 Waxe
                 ,
                 4l
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Shomacke
                 ,
                 7s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 ,
                 whereof
                 great
                 plenty
                 in
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 and
                 good
                 quantity
                 will
                 be
                 vented
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Fustick
                 yong
                 ,
                 8s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 .
              
               
                 Fustick
                 old
                 ,
                 6s
                 .
                 the
                 hundred
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 sample
                 .
              
               
                 Sweet
                 Gums
                 ,
                 Roots
                 ,
                 Woods
                 ,
                 Berries
                 for
                 Dies
                 and
                 Drugs
                 ,
                 send
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 you
                 can
                 ,
                 every
                 sort
                 by
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 great
                 quantities
                 of
                 those
                 things
                 in
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 which
                 after
                 proof
                 made
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 heere
                 valued
                 to
                 their
                 worth
                 .
                 And
                 particularly
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 great
                 hope
                 of
                 the
                 Pocoon
                 root
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 will
                 prove
                 better
                 then
                 Madder
                 .
              
               
                 Sables
                 ,
                 from
                 8s
                 .
                 the
                 payre
                 ,
                 to
                 20s
                 .
                 a
                 payre
                 .
              
               
                 Otter
                 skins
                 ,
                 from
                 3s
                 .
                 to
                 5s
                 .
                 a
                 piece
                 .
              
               
                 Luzernes
                 ,
                 from
                 2s
                 .
                 to
                 10
                 a
                 piece
                 .
              
               
                 Martins
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 4s
                 .
                 a
                 piece
                 .
              
               
                 Wild
                 Cats
                 ,
                 ●8d
                 .
                 a
                 piece
                 .
              
               
                 Fox
                 skins
                 ,
                 6d
                 .
                 a
                 piece
                 .
              
               
               
                 Muske
                 Rats
                 skins
                 ,
                 2s
                 .
                 a
                 dozen
                 :
                 the
                 cods
                 of
                 them
                 will
                 serve
                 for
                 good
                 perfumes
                 .
              
               
                 Bever
                 skins
                 that
                 are
                 full
                 growne
                 ,
                 in
                 season
                 ,
                 are
                 worth
                 7s
                 .
                 a
                 piece
                 .
              
               
                 Bever
                 skins
                 ,
                 not
                 in
                 season
                 ,
                 to
                 allow
                 two
                 skins
                 for
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 lesser
                 ,
                 three
                 for
                 one
                 .
              
               
                 Old
                 Bever
                 skins
                 in
                 Mantles
                 ,
                 gloves
                 or
                 cap●
                 ,
                 the
                 more
                 worne
                 ,
                 the
                 better
                 ,
                 so
                 they
                 be
                 full
                 of
                 fur
                 ,
                 the
                 pound
                 weight
                 is
                 6s
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 new
                 Bevers
                 skins
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 bee
                 bought
                 by
                 the
                 pound
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 are
                 thicke
                 and
                 heavy
                 Leather
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 so
                 good
                 for
                 use
                 as
                 the
                 old
                 .
              
               
                 Pearles
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 that
                 ye
                 can
                 find
                 :
                 Ambergreece
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 you
                 can
                 get
                 :
                 Cristall
                 Rocke
                 :
                 send
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 you
                 can
                 ,
                 and
                 any
                 sort
                 of
                 Minerall
                 stones
                 ,
                 or
                 earth
                 that
                 weighs
                 very
                 heavy
                 .
              
               
                 Preserve
                 the
                 Walnut
                 trees
                 to
                 make
                 oile
                 of
                 ,
                 &
                 cut
                 them
                 not
                 down
                 :
                 so
                 also
                 preserve
                 your
                 Mulberry
                 and
                 Chestnut
                 trees
                 very
                 carefully
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 month
                 of
                 June
                 ,
                 bore
                 holes
                 in
                 divers
                 sorts
                 of
                 Trees
                 ,
                 wherby
                 you
                 shall
                 see
                 what
                 gums
                 they
                 yield
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 them
                 bee
                 well
                 dried
                 in
                 the
                 Sun
                 every
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 send
                 them
                 home
                 in
                 very
                 dry
                 caske
                 .
              
            
             
               FINIS
               .
            
          
           
             
             
             
               THE
               TABLE
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   THat
                   Virginia
                   is
                   parallell
                   with
                   China
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   happiest
                   Countries
                   of
                   the
                   East
                   and
                   We●t●rne
                   World
                   in
                   scituation
                   ,
                   and
                   if
                   not
                   superior
                   ,
                   equall
                   to
                   the
                   best
                   in
                   exactnesse
                   of
                   temperature
                   .
                
              
               
                 Page
                 1.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   it
                   is
                   stored
                   with
                   all
                   sorts
                   of
                   Timber
                   for
                   structure
                   of
                   Houses
                   ,
                   building
                   of
                   shipping
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   uses●
                   whether
                   of
                   necessi●y
                   or
                   ornament
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 native
                 fruits
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 are
                 various
                 and
                 delicate
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 Virginia
                 Sea
                 affords
                 Fishes
                 for
                 number
                 and
                 tast
                 comparable
                 to
                 any
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 2.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 Native
                 Beasts
                 of
                 the
                 Land
                 are
                 many
                 ,
                 the
                 Flesh
                 of
                 most
                 excellent
                 ,
                 the
                 Hides
                 of
                 divers
                 usefull
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Furres
                 extraordinary
                 rich
                 .
              
               
                 ibid.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 divers
                 Harvests
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 of
                 Corne
                 in
                 one
                 yeare
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 meanes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 generall
                 quality
                 of
                 the
                 soyle
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 2.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   two
                   mens
                   labour
                   in
                   Virginia
                   may
                   be
                   worth
                
                 360
                 l.
                 per
                 an
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 3.4
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 Rice
                 will
                 there
                 flourish
                 with
                 extraordinary
                 increase
                 .
              
               
                 ibid.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   Pot-ashes
                   ,
                   Pipe●taves
                   ,
                   and
                   Clapboard
                   may
                   be
                   made
                   there
                   in
                   great
                   abundance
                   and
                   equall
                   profit
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 4.
                 5.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 Iron
                 Oare
                 in
                 Virginia
                 is
                 equall
                 to
                 the
                 best
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 Nation
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Iron
                 Mils
                 will
                 be
                 of
                 great
                 advantage
                 &
                 profit
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 5.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 divers
                 rich
                 Dyes
                 ,
                 Colours
                 ,
                 and
                 Drugs
                 may
                 be
                 found
                 out
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 way
                 which
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 useth
                 for
                 this
                 discovery
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 5.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   Vin●s
                   grow
                   naturally
                   all
                   over
                   the
                   Countrey
                   ,
                   which
                   may
                   make
                   a
                   rich
                   Wine
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 6.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 Virginia
                 will
                 admit
                 and
                 improve
                 the
                 most
                 generous
                 Grapes
                 of
                 any
                 other
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 whether
                 Greeke
                 ,
                 Italian
                 ,
                 or
                 Spanish
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 means
                 to
                 undertake
                 and
                 advance
                 this
                 Staple
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 7.8.9
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 Virginia
                 is
                 comparable
                 to
                 Persia.
                 
              
               
                 p.
                 10.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   she
                   is
                   by
                   Nature
                   made
                   capable
                   of
                   all
                   those
                   excellencies
                   of
                   China
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   she
                   is
                   compared●
                   from
                
              
               
                 p.
                 11.
                 to
                 p.
                 21.
                 
              
               
                 
                 
                   That
                   the
                   art
                   use
                   ,
                   and
                   excellency
                   of
                   the
                   Silk-worme
                   is
                   mor●
                   convenient
                   to
                   be
                   set
                   on
                   foot
                   in
                   Virginia
                   ,
                   then
                   any
                   Country
                   in
                   Europe
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 21.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   the
                   Silke-worme
                   is
                   as
                   naturall
                   to
                   Virginia
                   ,
                   〈◊〉
                   Persia
                   ,
                   or
                   China
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 23.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 Mulberry-trees
                 proper
                 for
                 this
                 Mystery
                 grow
                 there
                 by
                 nature
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 10.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 it
                 may
                 with
                 much
                 facility
                 be
                 set
                 on
                 foot
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 great
                 felicity
                 brought
                 to
                 perfection
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 29.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 in
                 this
                 the
                 Indians
                 may
                 easily
                 be
                 brought
                 to
                 be
                 coadjutors
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 31.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 Virginia
                 may
                 admit
                 of
                 a
                 double
                 Silk-harvest
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 33.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 Silk-grasse
                 of
                 Virginia
                 may
                 prove
                 a
                 Staple
                 of
                 incomparable
                 richnesse
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 16.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   th●re
                   is
                   a
                   naturall
                   Hempe
                   in
                   Virginia
                   excellent
                   for
                   Cordage
                   and
                   Linnen
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 16.17
                 .
              
               
                 
                   That
                   there
                   is
                   a
                   rich
                   Copper
                   (
                   with
                   great
                   probability
                   of
                   a
                   Golden
                   )
                   Min●
                   in
                   Virginia
                   .
                
              
               
                 ibid.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 there
                 is
                 great
                 probability
                 of
                 rich
                 Silver
                 Mines
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 18.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   Sugar
                   ,
                   Cotton
                   ,
                   Ginger
                   ,
                   Indigo
                   ,
                   and
                   Pepper
                   will
                   grow
                   in
                   the
                   South
                   of
                   Virginia
                   wit●
                   equall
                   fertility
                   ,
                   and
                   much
                   more
                   conveniency
                   then
                   in
                   Barbadoes
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 19.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 Muske
                 and
                 Civet
                 may
                 both
                 be
                 made
                 in
                 Virginia
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   from
                   the
                
                 Terra
                 Sigillata
                 ,
                 
                   equall
                   in
                   goodnesse
                   to
                   the
                   best
                   ,
                   will
                   be
                   yeelded
                   an
                   incredible
                   Revenue
                   to
                   the
                   undertaker
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   there
                   in
                   vast
                   abundance
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   exact
                   necessity
                   to
                   observe
                   all
                   the
                   prescribed
                   rules
                   written
                   by
                   Masters
                   in
                   the
                   Silk-worme
                   mystery
                   ;
                   that
                   example
                   and
                   observation
                   will
                   dimi●ish
                   the
                   number
                   of
                   these
                   rules
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   conveni●ncy
                   of
                   Virginia
                   for
                   that
                   Creature
                   may
                   much
                   abreviate
                   them
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 25.26.27
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 all
                 the
                 Spiceryes
                 of
                 the
                 Philippines
                 and
                 other
                 Countries
                 may
                 grow
                 in
                 Virginia
                 in
                 equall
                 felicity
                 ,
                 the
                 place
                 affording
                 as
                 happy
                 ,
                 an
                 aire
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 soile
                 fitting
                 in
                 its
                 variety
                 for
                 their
                 general
                 production
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 39.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 excellencies
                 of
                 transplantation
                 to
                 meliorate
                 what
                 ever
                 transplanted
                 may
                 be
                 with
                 lesse
                 charges
                 and
                 greater
                 probability
                 of
                 thriving
                 in
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 then
                 else
                 where
                 made
                 experiment
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 39.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 ground
                 may
                 be
                 prepared
                 even
                 in
                 woody
                 places
                 for
                 setting
                 Corne
                 ,
                 Vines
                 ,
                 and
                 Potatoes
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 eradication
                 ,
                 or
                 felling
                 of
                 trees
                 ,
                 with
                 great
                 speed
                 and
                 little
                 labour
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 41.
                 
              
               
                 
                 
                   That
                   there
                   is
                   a
                   Rock
                   of
                   Chrystall
                   in
                   Virginia
                   ,
                   already
                   discovered
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   place
                   where
                   .
                
              
               
                 p
                 35.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   if
                   the
                   English
                   wil
                   but
                   equall
                   or
                   imitate
                   the
                   industry
                   of
                   the
                   Spanyard
                   ,
                   what
                   ever
                   ha●
                   been
                   discovered
                   in
                   New
                   Spaine
                   ,
                   Peru
                   ,
                   and
                   Chili
                   may
                   be
                   (
                   by
                   meanes
                   there
                   set
                   down
                   )
                   laid
                   open
                   to
                   such
                   their
                   attempts
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 
                   That
                   as
                   the
                   Indian
                   may
                   be
                   invited
                   to
                   practise
                   the
                   Silk-worme
                   mystery
                   ,
                   so
                   with
                   〈◊〉
                   probable
                   hopes
                   of
                   successe
                   he
                   may
                   be
                   gained
                   upon
                   to
                   plant
                   the
                   Vine
                   and
                   Olive
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 34.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 his
                 planting
                 the
                 Vine
                 will
                 cement
                 him
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 to
                 the
                 disadvantage
                 of
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 .
              
               
                 ibid.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   the
                   South-west
                   Passage
                   may
                   easily
                   be
                   found
                   out
                   by
                   a
                   constant
                   intelligence
                   and
                   information
                   of
                   the
                   Natives
                   :
                   from
                   whence
                   a
                   trade
                   and
                   co●merce
                   may
                   be
                   driven
                   with
                   China
                   and
                   Cathaya
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 38.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   a
                   fishing
                   trade
                   may
                   be
                   driven
                   in
                   Virginia
                   ,
                   which
                   ●or
                   excellency
                   and
                   plenty
                   may
                   be
                   greater
                   then
                   that
                   of
                   Holland
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   conclusion
                   to
                   make
                   the
                   Staple
                   of
                   fish
                   a
                   rich
                   ,
                   delightfull
                   ,
                   and
                   unlaborious
                   knowledge
                   .
                
              
               
                 p.
                 13.
                 14.
                 15.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 Salt
                 in
                 Virginia
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 in
                 greater
                 abundance
                 and
                 conveniency
                 ,
                 then
                 at
                 Rochel
                 .
              
               
                 p.
                 13.
                 
              
               
                 
                   That
                   so●e
                   parts
                   of
                   Virginia
                   abound
                   with
                   Pearle
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   the
                   Indian
                   may
                   be
                   serviceable
                   in
                   fishing
                   for
                   them
                   ,
                   himselfe
                   allowed
                   a
                   small
                   share
                   in
                   the
                   profit
                   arising
                   from
                   so
                   rich
                   a
                   Merchandise
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 That
                 who
                 ever
                 can
                 but
                 satisfie
                 for
                 his
                 owne
                 transportation
                 ,
                 neede
                 not
                 trouble
                 himselfe
                 for
                 any
                 stock
                 to
                 set
                 up
                 with
                 ,
                 since
                 so
                 many
                 severall
                 wayes
                 are
                 proposed
                 for
                 his
                 enriching
                 and
                 maintenance
                 .
              
               
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 evidently
                 appeare
                 through
                 all
                 the
                 passages
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 booke
                 ,
                 that
                 Virginia
                 duly
                 considered
                 for
                 exactnesse
                 of
                 temperature
                 ,
                 goodnesse
                 of
                 soyle
                 ,
                 variety
                 of
                 Staples
                 ,
                 and
                 capability
                 of
                 receiving
                 what
                 ever
                 is
                 produced
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 gives
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 of
                 preheminence
                 to
                 no
                 Province
                 under
                 Heaven
                 .
              
               
            
             
               
                 AS
                 a
                 Supplement
                 to
                 all
                 which
                 ,
                 since
                 so
                 many
                 objections
                 have
                 beene
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 dayly
                 made
                 ,
                 lest
                 a
                 wilful
                 silence
                 might
                 believe
                 their
                 scruples
                 as
                 authentick
                 as
                 reason
                 it selfe
                 ;
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 beene
                 made
                 to
                 me
                 have
                 had
                 this
                 answer
                 returned
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 I
                 desire
                 to
                 satisfie
                 and
                 communicate
                 to
                 all
                 others
                 who
                 may
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 doubts
                 .
              
               
               
                 Why
                 rather
                 doe
                 wee
                 apply
                 our selves
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 North
                 ?
                 Why
                 to
                 a
                 new
                 where
                 in
                 probability
                 all
                 things
                 may
                 be
                 wanting
                 ,
                 rather
                 then
                 an
                 old
                 Colony
                 where
                 already
                 there
                 is
                 great
                 abundance
                 ?
              
               
                 To
                 this
                 may
                 be
                 returned
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 Virginia
                 is
                 more
                 proper
                 then
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 its
                 fertility
                 and
                 aptnesse
                 to
                 produce
                 all
                 those
                 Staples
                 o●
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 Cotton
                 ,
                 Ginger
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 colder
                 aire
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 will
                 not
                 permit
                 to
                 flourish
                 :
                 That
                 the
                 South
                 is
                 more
                 proper
                 ,
                 may
                 appeare
                 by
                 the
                 large
                 quantity
                 of
                 Palmetoes
                 which
                 have
                 been
                 found
                 there
                 ,
                 who
                 cannot
                 flourish
                 in
                 any
                 Countrey
                 in
                 which
                 there
                 may
                 be
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 an
                 appearance
                 of
                 Winter
                 .
              
               
                 Neither
                 need
                 wee
                 so
                 much
                 f●are
                 a
                 want
                 or
                 non-abundance
                 in
                 this
                 new
                 Colony
                 ,
                 our
                 nearenesse
                 to
                 Virginia
                 and
                 N●w
                 England
                 being
                 able
                 plentifully
                 to
                 furnish
                 us
                 with
                 all
                 sort
                 of
                 Cattle
                 at
                 a
                 cheaper
                 ●ate
                 then
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 very
                 r●putation
                 of
                 this
                 place
                 once
                 planted
                 will
                 quickly
                 invite
                 so
                 many
                 men
                 as
                 know
                 by
                 experience
                 or
                 information
                 the
                 excellence
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 to
                 remove
                 what
                 ever
                 is
                 theirs
                 out
                 of
                 those
                 more
                 cold
                 Countries
                 to
                 joyne
                 issue
                 with
                 us
                 in
                 the
                 better
                 Sunbeam'd
                 Carolana
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 objection
                 is
                 ,
                 what
                 security
                 wee
                 may
                 expect
                 from
                 the
                 Natives
                 ,
                 who
                 looke
                 upon
                 us
                 as
                 Intruders
                 upon
                 the
                 Land
                 of
                 their
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 and
                 seeing
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 Virginia
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 to
                 be
                 possessed
                 as
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 will
                 not
                 in
                 all
                 probability
                 attempt
                 what
                 ever
                 rage
                 ,
                 malice
                 ,
                 and
                 treachery
                 can
                 dictate
                 to
                 them
                 to
                 oppose
                 the
                 beginnings
                 of
                 such
                 possession
                 to
                 our
                 extirpation
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 they
                 will
                 be
                 more
                 enabled
                 (
                 say
                 they
                 )
                 since
                 wee
                 are
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 seating
                 not
                 likely
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 numerous
                 ,
                 or
                 so
                 well
                 fortified
                 to
                 resist
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 where
                 already
                 they
                 have
                 committed
                 two
                 mass●cres
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 length
                 of
                 yeares
                 to
                 secure
                 the
                 implanters
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 large
                 numbers
                 .
              
               
                 Wee
                 should
                 attribute
                 too
                 much
                 of
                 the
                 Bug-beare
                 to
                 the
                 Indian
                 armes
                 ,
                 to
                 believe
                 that
                 10
                 of
                 our
                 men
                 well
                 appointed
                 are
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 give
                 law
                 to
                 their
                 100
                 aided
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 advantages
                 of
                 animosity
                 and
                 revenge
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 by
                 nature
                 I
                 must
                 confesse
                 them
                 prone
                 ,
                 but
                 their
                 cowardise
                 is
                 so
                 great
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 never
                 act
                 any
                 thing
                 but
                 upon
                 the
                 scor●
                 of
                 anticipation
                 or
                 security
                 ;
                 a
                 nights
                 march
                 and
                 the
                 dawne
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 are
                 the
                 onely
                 opportunities
                 which
                 they
                 take
                 to
                 revenge
                 former
                 hostilities
                 upon
                 their
                 sleeping
                 enemies
                 :
                 he
                 which
                 considers
                 
                 the
                 desperate
                 security
                 the
                 English
                 then
                 lived
                 in
                 ,
                 the
                 fatall
                 entercourse
                 to
                 the
                 admission
                 of
                 them
                 into
                 their
                 houses
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 heart
                 of
                 all
                 their
                 plantations
                 without
                 any
                 jealousie
                 (
                 I
                 had
                 almost
                 said
                 discretion
                 )
                 will
                 rather
                 admire
                 they
                 were
                 not
                 totally
                 massacred
                 ,
                 then
                 but
                 in
                 part
                 attemp●ed
                 ;
                 and
                 yet
                 to
                 sh●w
                 the
                 invincible
                 basenesse
                 and
                 Cowardise
                 of
                 those
                 S●vages
                 ,
                 then
                 when
                 in
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 their
                 revenge
                 and
                 height
                 of
                 bl●ud
                 ,
                 fury
                 ,
                 and
                 success●●when
                 all
                 Cowards
                 but
                 themselves
                 are
                 irr●sistably
                 desp●rate
                 and
                 ●ushing
                 on
                 th●ir
                 fortune
                 )
                 one
                 man
                 that
                 was
                 mast●r
                 but
                 of
                 a
                 hart
                 and
                 pitch●forke
                 ,
                 hath
                 been
                 known
                 stave
                 off
                 and
                 ●ffright
                 ten
                 of
                 those
                 as●assinates
                 ;
                 nor
                 were
                 any
                 that
                 had
                 the
                 gen●rosity
                 to
                 oppose
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 discretion
                 to
                 keepe
                 good
                 their
                 houses
                 mass●cred
                 by
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 basenesse
                 of
                 these
                 incomparable
                 Poltrons
                 considered
                 ,
                 what
                 cause
                 should
                 there
                 be
                 to
                 feare
                 them
                 ?
                 yet
                 to
                 shew
                 how
                 those
                 which
                 through
                 igno●ance
                 or
                 doubt
                 of
                 their
                 attempts
                 may
                 be
                 sufficiently
                 secured
                 ,
                 these
                 remedies
                 have
                 been
                 proposed
                 and
                 are
                 resolved
                 upon
                 to
                 r●move
                 all
                 futu●e
                 attempts
                 of
                 tha●
                 nature
                 .
              
               
                 Our
                 first
                 seating
                 will
                 be
                 upon
                 as
                 pleasant
                 Islands
                 as
                 eye
                 may
                 delight
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 all
                 accesse
                 must
                 be
                 by
                 water
                 .
                 The
                 Indian
                 (
                 first
                 bought
                 out
                 of
                 those
                 Seas
                 ,
                 which
                 a
                 most
                 inconsiderable
                 trifle
                 will
                 pu●chase
                 and
                 prohibited
                 fi●hing
                 there
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 severe
                 punishment
                 to
                 all
                 those
                 who
                 shall
                 against
                 such
                 prohibition
                 appeare
                 with
                 their
                 Canoas
                 upon
                 the
                 waters
                 )
                 cannot
                 assemble
                 upon
                 the
                 main
                 to
                 our
                 prejudice
                 ,
                 or
                 gather
                 together
                 their
                 Canoas
                 without
                 our
                 notice
                 ;
                 besides
                 a
                 small
                 thing
                 will
                 buy
                 spyes
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 to
                 discover
                 all
                 such
                 practises
                 ;
                 a
                 knife
                 or
                 a
                 hatch●t
                 will
                 make
                 them
                 betray
                 their
                 neighbours
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 ,
                 their
                 kindred
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 our
                 numbers
                 (
                 ●y
                 the
                 blessing
                 of
                 God
                 )
                 shall
                 enable
                 us
                 to
                 grow
                 upon
                 the
                 maine
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 price
                 which
                 bought
                 them
                 out
                 of
                 Islands
                 will
                 purchase
                 t●●m
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 continent
                 (
                 I
                 meane
                 such
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 as
                 will
                 sufficiently
                 serve
                 100000.
                 
                 Inhabitants
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 bounds
                 whereof
                 no
                 Indian
                 shall
                 appeare
                 without
                 an
                 uncountrefaitable
                 mark
                 of
                 permission
                 ,
                 and
                 spies
                 used
                 as
                 before
                 ;
                 we
                 may
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 their
                 intelligence
                 concealing
                 the
                 Authors
                 ,
                 which
                 w●ll
                 make
                 those
                 so
                 discovered
                 attribute
                 to
                 miracle
                 what
                 we
                 receive
                 by
                 information●
                 and
                 peradventure
                 enter
                 into
                 a
                 superstitious
                 beliefe
                 of
                 our
                 praescience
                 of
                 their
                 machinations●
                 which
                 will
                 deter
                 their
                 attempting
                 the
                 like
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 .
              
               
               
                 Another
                 objection
                 which
                 is
                 usually
                 made
                 ,
                 whether
                 this
                 part
                 of
                 Virginia
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 too
                 hot
                 as
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 that
                 Continent
                 is
                 too
                 cold
                 ,
                 considering
                 the
                 constitution
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 not
                 proper
                 to
                 endure
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 extreams
                 of
                 either
                 being
                 alike
                 distastfull
                 .
              
               
                 Though
                 it
                 be
                 certaine
                 that
                 all
                 over
                 those
                 Countries
                 drawing
                 near
                 the
                 Center
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 a
                 constant
                 Brise
                 arises
                 and
                 continues
                 from
                 9.
                 to
                 3.
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 mitigation
                 during
                 the
                 violence
                 and
                 height
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 during
                 those
                 intervalls
                 ,
                 servants
                 are
                 so
                 indulged
                 as
                 not
                 to
                 labour
                 without
                 doors
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 is
                 certain
                 that
                 the
                 violentest
                 of
                 heats
                 in
                 that
                 Southern
                 is
                 not
                 hotter
                 then
                 some
                 dayes
                 which
                 we
                 feele
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 though
                 ancient
                 Philosophy
                 may
                 stumble
                 at
                 the
                 doctrine
                 (
                 able
                 to
                 make
                 reason
                 herselfe
                 almost
                 blear-eyed
                 )
                 yet
                 those
                 no
                 lesse
                 signall
                 experiencers
                 of
                 the
                 modern
                 will
                 tell
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 causes
                 of
                 moderation
                 and
                 habitability
                 of
                 those
                 regions
                 proceed
                 from
                 that
                 which
                 imposed
                 upon
                 our
                 Patriarchs
                 of
                 learning
                 ,
                 who
                 upon
                 favourable
                 conjecture
                 that
                 the
                 (
                 supposed
                 dangerous
                 )
                 neighborhood
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rapid
                 transit
                 of
                 the
                 cele●●iall
                 bodies
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 perpendicularnesse
                 of
                 direct
                 rayes
                 could
                 not
                 but
                 perpetually
                 exile
                 all
                 cold
                 and
                 moisture
                 as
                 non-naturall
                 and
                 forreine
                 to
                 their
                 immediat
                 residence
                 .
                 Neither
                 had
                 reason
                 any
                 allegations
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 till
                 experience
                 opened
                 its
                 eye-lights
                 by
                 this
                 demonstration
                 ,
                 for
                 moisture
                 is
                 never
                 more
                 violent
                 in
                 those
                 (
                 which
                 we
                 call
                 torrid
                 )
                 regions
                 then
                 when
                 the
                 Sun
                 is
                 in
                 his
                 nearest
                 visits
                 ;
                 from
                 hence
                 arise
                 winds
                 and
                 impetuous
                 showers
                 dayly
                 ,
                 from
                 hence
                 the
                 Sun
                 having
                 (
                 in
                 a
                 degree
                 of
                 debauch
                 )
                 caronsed
                 too
                 much
                 in
                 his
                 spacious
                 and
                 sweaty
                 journey
                 ,
                 over
                 the
                 Ocean
                 does
                 there
                 discharge
                 it
                 ;
                 whereas
                 in
                 his
                 abscence
                 he
                 receives
                 no
                 more
                 of
                 those
                 moist
                 vapours
                 then
                 he
                 can
                 temperately
                 and
                 healthfully
                 concoct
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 ,
                 these
                 frequent
                 showers
                 do
                 not
                 only
                 coole
                 and
                 refresh
                 the
                 otherwise
                 parching
                 earth
                 ,
                 but
                 adde
                 as
                 much
                 to
                 its
                 fatnesse
                 and
                 improvement
                 ,
                 ●s
                 the
                 innundations
                 of
                 Nilus
                 ,
                 Niger
                 ,
                 and
                 Zaire
                 in
                 Africa
                 ,
                 and
                 makes
                 the
                 earth
                 invulnerable
                 against
                 the
                 Sun's
                 hostility
                 &
                 arrowy
                 beams
                 :
                 and
                 as
                 in
                 an
                 Alembick
                 a
                 fire
                 of
                 heat
                 and
                 violence
                 enlargeth
                 the
                 quantity
                 of
                 vapours
                 ,
                 which
                 stifled
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 and
                 issulesse
                 are
                 converted
                 into
                 waters
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 fire
                 being
                 but
                 meanly
                 eager
                 ,
                 drinks
                 up
                 those
                 vapours
                 in
                 their
                 exhaustion
                 ;
                 so
                 the
                 Sun
                 ●n
                 the
                 greatnesse
                 in
                 the
                 Giantism
                 of
                 his
                 strength
                 ,
                 onely
                 exhales
                 (
                 not
                 digests
                 )
                 
                 that
                 quantity
                 of
                 vapours
                 which
                 he
                 is
                 inforced
                 to
                 disgorge
                 in
                 showers
                 ,
                 which
                 draughts
                 of
                 his
                 are
                 in
                 his
                 lesser
                 heat
                 in
                 a
                 more
                 temperate
                 quantity
                 imbibed
                 and
                 concocted
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 deserves
                 it
                 a
                 le●se
                 part
                 of
                 consideration
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 in
                 which
                 there
                 are
                 so
                 many
                 unbounded
                 Gulphs
                 ,
                 such
                 immense
                 Rivers
                 and
                 inlets
                 ,
                 the
                 vapours
                 and
                 exhalations
                 cannot
                 but
                 adde
                 coolnesse
                 and
                 moisture
                 to
                 the
                 neighbouring
                 Elements
                 of
                 earth
                 and
                 aire
                 :
                 and
                 which
                 is
                 an
                 indisputable
                 reason
                 the
                 almost
                 equall
                 length
                 of
                 dayes
                 and
                 nights
                 dividing
                 perpetually
                 the
                 time
                 into
                 equall
                 portion●
                 causeth
                 a
                 lesse
                 heat
                 then
                 presented
                 it selfe
                 to
                 the
                 consideration-slumber
                 of
                 the
                 ancients
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 confirmed
                 by
                 the
                 Philosophick
                 Poet
                 in
                 these
                 Verses
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Quodque
                   die
                   solis
                   violento
                   in
                   canduit
                   aest●●
                   ,
                
                 
                   Humida
                   nox
                   reficit
                   paribusque
                   refrigerat
                   horis
                   .
                
                 
                   Nights
                   what
                   e're
                   dayes
                   burn
                   with
                   o're
                   heated
                   powers
                   ,
                
                 
                   Coole
                   and
                   refresh
                   by
                   their
                   length-equal'd
                   houres
                   .
                
              
               
                 Joyne
                 to
                 this
                 the
                 plentifull
                 discent
                 of
                 Dewes
                 greater
                 th●n
                 unexperienced
                 imagination
                 can
                 comprehend
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 dispensation
                 of
                 moisture
                 equall
                 to
                 petty
                 showers
                 behealth
                 the
                 dayes
                 with
                 coolenesse
                 and
                 freshnesse
                 ,
                 which
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 neighbourhood
                 of
                 such
                 an
                 unfathomed
                 depth
                 ,
                 such
                 an
                 unembraceable
                 greatnesse
                 with
                 their
                 spacious
                 fluxes
                 resolve
                 the
                 heated
                 aire
                 into
                 a
                 healthfull
                 moisture
                 :
                 But
                 nearer
                 the
                 Poles
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 the
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 the
                 almost
                 no
                 nights
                 ,
                 and
                 long
                 lived
                 dayes
                 make
                 those
                 parts
                 more
                 insufferably
                 hot
                 ,
                 then
                 nearer
                 an
                 equall
                 division
                 of
                 night
                 and
                 light
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 cause
                 makes
                 the
                 Summer
                 hotter
                 in
                 Russia
                 then
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 had
                 not
                 dwelt
                 so
                 long
                 upon
                 this
                 discourse
                 ,
                 but
                 onely
                 to
                 show
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 Centre
                 and
                 head-quarters
                 of
                 the
                 Sunne
                 perpetually
                 assigned
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Tropiques
                 be
                 capable
                 of
                 coolenesse
                 and
                 habitability
                 :
                 What
                 shall
                 Virginia
                 a
                 Region
                 as
                 fortunately
                 and
                 temperately
                 seated
                 as
                 the
                 noblest
                 Countries
                 under
                 Heaven
                 expect
                 of
                 moderate
                 heates
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 by-these-infertiled
                 surface
                 ?
              
               
                 To
                 those
                 other
                 Questions
                 how
                 people
                 shall
                 transport
                 themselves
                 if
                 of
                 fortunes
                 ?
                 how
                 the
                 lesse
                 able
                 be
                 transported
                 ?
                 what
                 conditions
                 they
                 are
                 to
                 expect
                 ?
                 I
                 shall
                 not
                 doubt
                 but
                 publick
                 bils
                 will
                 make
                 manifest
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 speedily
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 other
                 what
                 meanes
                 to
                 live
                 there
                 ?
                 what
                 way
                 of
                 improvement
                 upon
                 meanes
                 ?
                 the
                 book
                 is
                 referred
                 unto
                 for
                 directions
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 that
                 appeare
                 unsatisfactory
                 
                 (
                 that
                 and
                 all
                 things
                 humane
                 being
                 subject
                 to
                 fa●lings
                 )
                 I
                 owe
                 too
                 much
                 to
                 my
                 owne
                 and
                 that
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 not
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 further
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 the
                 best
                 of
                 my
                 knowledge
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 they
                 please
                 to
                 collect
                 the
                 Stationers
                 name
                 and
                 residence
                 from
                 the
                 Frontispiece
                 of
                 the
                 Booke
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 confident
                 he
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 humanity
                 and
                 good
                 affection
                 ,
                 will
                 either
                 signifie
                 to
                 them
                 where
                 I
                 may
                 prefer
                 my
                 addresses
                 to
                 their
                 information
                 ,
                 or
                 where
                 I
                 shall
                 be
                 to
                 attend
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 withall
                 contribute
                 my
                 best
                 knowledge
                 in
                 what
                 may
                 be
                 usefull
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 bring
                 them
                 to
                 such
                 of
                 higher
                 quality
                 as
                 may
                 give
                 them
                 plenary
                 satisfaction
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 my
                 opinion
                 (
                 but
                 the
                 more
                 ripe
                 judgement
                 of
                 others
                 )
                 that
                 this
                 Countrey
                 well
                 husbanded
                 ,
                 and
                 peopled
                 ,
                 will
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 its
                 variety
                 of
                 Staples
                 ,
                 be
                 such
                 a
                 constant
                 entercourse
                 of
                 Traffick
                 to
                 our
                 Merchant
                 Adven●u●ers
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 free
                 them
                 totally
                 from
                 all
                 those
                 dangers
                 which
                 they
                 now
                 groane
                 under
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 open
                 hostility
                 of
                 knowne
                 ,
                 or
                 under
                 hand
                 dealing
                 of
                 pr●v●te
                 Enemies●
                 Trade
                 will
                 be
                 so
                 secured
                 among
                 our selves
                 of
                 all
                 those
                 Staples
                 which
                 France
                 and
                 Spaine
                 sell
                 us
                 with
                 a
                 hand
                 full
                 of
                 exaction
                 and
                 causelesse
                 expostulations
                 ,
                 that
                 no●hing
                 but
                 the
                 casualties
                 of
                 the
                 Sea
                 will
                 contribute
                 to
                 c●st
                 down
                 countenances
                 upon
                 the
                 Exchange
                 or
                 making
                 our
                 Merc●ants
                 Bankrupt
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 that
                 this
                 may
                 want
                 no
                 poore
                 contribution
                 of
                 mine
                 :
                 The
                 R●●d●●
                 will
                 be
                 pleased
                 to
                 take
                 notice
                 that
                 a
                 booke
                 fully
                 discovering
                 the
                 whole
                 mystery
                 of
                 the
                 Silke-worme
                 ,
                 the
                 whole
                 art
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 conversion
                 of
                 the
                 Sawmill
                 to
                 infinite
                 other
                 as
                 profitable
                 us●s
                 ,
                 will
                 shortly
                 be
                 published
                 ,
                 in
                 whic●
                 the
                 Authour
                 as
                 in
                 this
                 will
                 reckon
                 it
                 amongst
                 his
                 happinesses
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 can
                 at
                 all
                 be
                 availeable
                 to
                 private
                 instruction
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 publick
                 benefit
                 .
              
            
             
               FINIS
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
               VIRGINIA'S
               Discovery
               of
               SILKE-VVORMES
               ,
               with
               their
               benefit
               .
            
             
               AND
               The
               Implanting
               of
               MULBERRY
               TREES
               .
            
             
               Also
               The
               dressing
               and
               keeping
               of
               Vines
               ,
               for
               the
               rich
               Trade
               of
               making
               Wines
               there
               .
            
             
               Together
               with
               The
               making
               of
               the
               Saw-mill
               ,
               very
               usefull
               in
               Virginia
               ,
               for
               cutting
               of
               Timber
               and
               Clapbord
               ,
               to
               build
               withall
               ,
               and
               its
               conversion
               to
               other
               as
               profitable
               Uses
               .
            
             
             
               LONDON
               ,
               Printed
               by
               
                 T.
                 H.
              
               for
               
                 Iohn
                 Stephenson
              
               ,
               at
               the
               Signe
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               below
               Ludgate
               .
               1650.
               
            
          
           
             
             
             
               To
               all
               the
               VIRGINIA
               Merchants
               ,
               Adventurers
               ,
               and
               Planters
               .
            
             
               
                 Gentlemen
                 :
              
            
             
               THE
               unhappinesse
               to
               be
               amongst
               the
               lowest
               of
               men
               ,
               for
               parts
               and
               ●ortune
               ,
               cannot
               hinder
               mee
               from
               the
               sa●is●action
               which
               I
               receive
               in
               my selfe
               ,
               that
               none
               is
               possessed
               with
               a
               more
               eager
               passion
               of
               contributing
               towards
               the
               advancing
               Virginia
               to
               that
               degree
               of
               felicity
               which
               the
               bounty
               of
               nature
               ,
               richnesse
               of
               soyle
               ,
               and
               temperature
               of
               Climate
               designed
               her
               to
               :
               and
               were
               my
               power
               but
               of
               as
               strong
               a
               Wing
               as
               my
               inclinations
               and
               desires
               ,
               that
               above-example
               Countrey
               should
               be
               placed
               in
               such
               a
               Zenith
               of
               stability
               ,
               wealth
               ,
               and
               glory
               ,
               that
               it
               should
               behold
               all
               the
               other
               Nationall
               happinesses
               o●●he
               World
               in
               a
               Sphere
               benea●h
               her
               ;
               and
               her
               Merchan●s
               Adventurers
               and
               Planters
               ,
               like
               so
               many
               Load-starres
               to
               conduct
               Mankinde
               into
               an
               innocent
               Ocean
               of
               un●athom'd
               wealth
               of
               unrocky
               prosperity
               .
            
             
               No
               Countrey
               under
               the
               S●nne
               is
               lesse
               ingratefull
               then
               Virginia
               ,
               if
               she
               be
               but
               justly
               courted
               ,
               but
               to
               Complement
               a
               Virgin
               for
               her
               affection
               by
               brea●hing
               smoake
               in
               her
               nostrils
               ,
               
               to
               expresse
               our
               Civilities
               by
               vapour
               ;
               and
               for
               all
               that
               vast
               Dowry
               of
               spaciousnesse
               ,
               wealth
               ,
               bounty
               of
               aire
               ,
               and
               plenty
               of
               provisions
               ,
               to
               proffer
               her
               a
               joynture
               of
               Tobacco
               ,
               is
               a
               Complement
               indistinguishable
               from
               incivill
               rudenesse
               .
            
             
               What
               Riches
               may
               not
               the
               
                 Silke-worme
                 ,
                 Vine
                 ,
                 Olive
              
               ,
               and
               Almond
               afford
               us
               ?
               By
               these
               noble
               undertakings
               wee
               contract
               China
               two
               thousand
               Leagues
               nearer
               to
               us
               ,
               and
               are
               not
               troubled
               though
               Spaine
               and
               Italy
               were
               remooved
               five
               thousand
               more
               distant
               from
               us
               :
               and
               if
               wee
               could
               not
               satisfie
               the
               implacable
               curiosity
               of
               our
               Senses
               without
               the
               Easterne
               Spices
               ,
               it
               is
               without
               dispute
               ,
               that
               what
               every
               Orient
               hath
               of
               Aromatick
               ,
               would
               grow
               without
               any
               deterioration
               in
               this
               incomparable
               Countrey
               .
            
             
               Yet
               if
               ,
               by
               some
               occult
               propriety
               of
               nature
               ,
               these
               Spices
               ,
               and
               Gummes
               should
               not
               prosper
               with
               that
               successe
               in
               the
               Countrey
               to
               which
               they
               are
               onely
               adoptive
               ,
               as
               where
               they
               are
               naturall
               :
               The
               South
               Sea
               flowing
               upon
               the
               skirts
               of
               this
               gl●riously
               apparrelled
               Virgin
               ,
               would
               not
               onely
               furnish
               us
               ,
               but
               (
               through
               our
               meanes
               )
               all
               the
               Westerne
               World
               with
               whatever
               the
               Philippines
               and
               China
               have
               in
               their
               brow
               ,
               or
               bosome
               :
               which
               that
               it
               may
               be
               discovered
               ,
               a
               Publique
               incouragement
               from
               the
               Merchants
               here
               ,
               and
               the
               Colony
               there
               ,
               would
               awaken
               all
               spirits
               which
               have
               any
               scintillation
               of
               Honour
               ,
               or
               industry
               ,
               to
               undertake
               the
               imployment
               ,
               effect
               it
               undertaken
               ,
               and
               by
               the
               effect
               raise
               an
               unperishable
               structure
               for
               their
               owne
               glory
               ,
               perpetuated
               by
               the
               publique
               felicity
               .
            
             
               The
               greatest
               defect
               that
               Colony
               can
               with
               consent
               complaine
               of
               ,
               is
               their
               want
               of
               shipping
               ,
               and
               the
               greatest
               with
               which
               others
               finde
               themselves
               perplexed
               ,
               is
               the
               want
               of
               industry
               to
               build
               them
               .
               If
               Virginia
               had
               not
               as
               stately
               Timber
               as
               any
               other
               Region
               whatsoever
               :
               if
               it
               had
               not
               a
               Soyle
               naturally
               inviting
               them
               to
               improve
               her
               in
               Iron
               for
               Gunnes
               ,
               Anchors
               ,
               
               and
               other
               conveniences
               ;
               in
               Hempe
               for
               Cordage
               ,
               Flax
               for
               Canvase
               ,
               and
               Pine
               trees
               for
               Mast
               :
               this
               defect
               might
               be
               allowed
               for
               reall
               :
               but
               where
               all
               these
               concenter
               ,
               it
               is
               as
               unreasonable
               to
               complaine
               ,
               as
               for
               a
               man
               seated
               at
               a
               Table
               covered
               with
               excellent
               provision
               ,
               to
               accuse
               his
               fortune
               for
               suffering
               him
               to
               perish
               with
               hunger
               ,
               because
               his
               meat
               is
               not
               digested
               in
               his
               stomack
               ,
               without
               putting
               his
               hands
               and
               teeth
               to
               labour
               .
            
             
               I
               could
               cordially
               wish
               that
               there
               were
               such
               quantity
               of
               cleared
               ground
               in
               Virginia
               ,
               that
               every
               one
               at
               his
               first
               arrivall
               might
               fix
               upon
               the
               Plough
               ,
               that
               the
               so
               much
               discoursed
               of
               Staples
               of
               Wheat
               and
               Rye
               ,
               might
               be
               brought
               to
               an
               absolute
               ripenesse
               of
               perfection
               :
               But
               to
               imagine
               so
               many
               millions
               of
               trees
               of
               a
               facile
               removall
               ,
               or
               that
               old
               Planters
               knowing
               the
               benefit
               thence
               arising
               ,
               should
               part
               with
               them
               to
               others
               ,
               and
               seeke
               new
               uncleared
               grounds
               for
               themselves
               ,
               were
               meerely
               to
               dreame
               of
               impossibilities
               .
            
             
               But
               the
               
                 Vine
                 ,
                 Almond
              
               ,
               and
               Olive
               ,
               may
               be
               set
               where
               the
               tree
               is
               onely
               barked
               about
               to
               hinder
               it
               from
               leaving
               ;
               besides
               if
               there
               were
               a
               necessity
               to
               have
               absolutely
               cleared
               grounds
               ,
               (
               which
               reason
               it selfe
               cannot
               imagine
               ,
               )
               yet
               foure
               Acres
               of
               ground
               so
               cleared
               for
               the
               Vine
               ,
               will
               returne
               (
               by
               much
               )
               more
               profit
               ,
               and
               lesse
               trouble
               ,
               then
               twenty
               Acres
               of
               Wheat
               ,
               at
               such
               rates
               as
               they
               are
               prized
               in
               the
               common
               estimation
               .
            
             
               But
               since
               this
               profit
               reverts
               to
               the
               Purse
               without
               the
               toyle
               of
               eradicating
               trees
               ,
               as
               great
               emolument
               ,
               as
               if
               the
               ground
               were
               altogether
               treelesse
               ,
               to
               what
               purpose
               should
               we
               court
               sweat
               and
               affliction
               ?
               or
               increase
               our
               miseries
               without
               any
               addition
               to
               our
               happinesse
               ?
            
             
               Gentlemen
               ,
               the
               happinesse
               of
               this
               Nation
               depends
               upon
               your
               constancy
               and
               prosperity
               ,
               if
               you
               seriously
               erect
               these
               staples
               ,
               wee
               shall
               be
               free
               from
               the
               imperious
               usurpations
               of
               forraigne
               Princes
               
               upon
               your
               estates
               ,
               and
               shipping
               ,
               from
               the
               rapine
               of
               Pirates
               upon
               your
               lives
               or
               liberties
               .
               The
               decayed
               number
               of
               our
               shipping
               may
               be
               resupplyed
               by
               encouragement
               of
               Carpenters
               of
               all
               Nations
               ,
               to
               make
               use
               of
               those
               materialls
               which
               the
               inimitable
               liberality
               of
               this
               Countrey
               gratefully
               presents
               you
               with
               :
               all
               S●aples
               (
               diffusively
               spread
               in
               o●her
               Regions
               )
               will
               meet
               here
               united
               ,
               and
               we
               shall
               arrive
               to
               that
               degree
               of
               happinesse
               ,
               to
               make
               our
               intrade
               by
               much
               exceed
               our
               exportations
               :
               for
               the
               compleating
               of
               which
               ,
               if
               such
               an
               inconsiderable
               ,
               and
               lost
               thing
               as
               my selfe
               ,
               could
               be
               any
               way
               instrumentall
               ,
               I
               should
               as
               cheerfully
               hazard
               my
               life
               in
               the
               employment
               ,
               as
               I
               now
               subscribe
               my selfe
               ,
            
             
               
                 Your
                 ready
                 ,
                 faithfull
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 humble
                 servant
                 ,
                 ED.
                 WILLIAMS
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               The
               Discovery
               of
               Silke-wormes
               ;
               with
               their
               benefit
               ,
               and
               implanting
               of
               Mulberry
               trees
               .
            
             
               THE
               Mulberry
               tree
               ,
               yielding
               the
               sole
               food
               of
               this
               exellent
               Worme
               ,
               must
               first
               bee
               provided
               for
               ,
               whereof
               there
               are
               Myriads
               disperst
               in
               the
               wide
               Continent
               of
               Virginia
               ,
               which
               may
               bee
               collected
               by
               transplanting
               ,
               grafting
               ,
               or
               nursering
               .
            
             
               For
               transplantation
               there
               are
               infinite
               advantages
               both
               of
               well-growne
               and
               springing
               Mulberry
               trees
               ,
               which
               may
               with
               much
               facility
               be
               removed
               ,
               and
               with
               great
               felicity
               thrive
               upon
               such
               a
               removall
               ,
               of
               which
               experience
               can
               afford
               frequent
               examples
               .
            
             
               The
               Grafts
               must
               bee
               chosen
               from
               excellent
               good
               Plants
               which
               expresse
               a
               large
               fertility
               ,
               and
               bee
               something
               large
               of
               themselves
               ,
               by
               which
               election
               there
               will
               bee
               a
               greater
               certainety
               of
               the
               goodnesse
               ,
               and
               a
               more
               speedy
               expectation
               of
               growth
               in
               those
               Grafts
               ,
               which
               thrive
               better
               when
               grafted
               one
               upon
               another
               ,
               then
               upon
               the
               Chesnut
               ,
               Apple-tree
               ,
               Elme
               ,
               White
               Popler
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               ,
               which
               if
               they
               are
               not
               mortally
               opposite
               ,
               are
               however
               praeternaturall
               to
               the
               Silke-worme
               .
            
             
               The
               Nurseries
               have
               so
               much
               of
               tediousnesse
               and
               difficulty
               ,
               that
               I
               shall
               hardly
               advise
               to
               put
               it
               in
               practice
               ;
               yet
               to
               those
               who
               have
               a
               stronger
               credulity
               then
               my
               reason
               can
               perswade
               mee
               to
               ,
               I
               shall
               offer
               the
               sole
               expedient
               of
               effecting
               it
               ,
               if
               that
               may
               bee
               called
               aptly
               an
               expedient
               ,
               which
               hath
               so
               little
               of
               expedition
               in
               it
               .
            
             
               Let
               the
               Person
               desirous
               to
               make
               a
               Nursery
               ,
               observe
               ,
               and
               gather
               such
               quantity
               as
               will
               suit
               with
               his
               necessity
               ,
               of
               the
               ripest
               Fruit
               
               growing
               upon
               those
               Trees
               which
               beare
               the
               fairest
               and
               roundest
               leaves
               :
               These
               thus
               gathered
               ,
               you
               must
               wash
               in
               ●wo
               or
               three
               waters●
               pressing
               them
               with
               your
               hands
               ,
               by
               which
               〈◊〉
               s
               you
               shall
               finde
               the
               expressed
               seede
               in
               the
               bottome
               of
               the
               wa●●●
               :
               ●
               acced●
               more
               to
               the
               sowing
               of
               the
               Mulberries
               whole
               without
               such
               expression
               ,
               how
               ever
               ,
               either
               the
               Mulberry
               entire
               ,
               or
               the
               seede
               may
               bee
               sowed
               after
               the
               manner
               following●
            
             
               A
               bed
               of
               fat
               earth
               being
               digged
               ,
               husbanded
               ,
               and
               the
               Mould
               br●ught
               into
               a
               small
               Powder
               ,
               must
               have
               strait
               Rowes
               or
               Lines
               in
               Fu●rowes
               ,
               all
               halfe
               a
               foot
               equally
               distant
               every
               Furrow
               two
               inches
               deepe
               ,
               and
               fou●e
               broad
               ,
               this
               distance
               may
               bee
               something
               larger
               that
               an
               intervall
               may
               bee
               made
               to
               the
               Weeder
               in
               the
               weeding
               of
               such
               things
               as
               may
               hinder
               the
               Mulberries
               growth
               by
               participating
               in
               its
               aliment
               .
            
             
               A
               great
               care
               must
               bee
               had
               to
               water
               it
               often
               for
               the
               first
               yeare
               ,
               if
               the
               weather
               be
               dry
               ,
               the
               succeeding
               yeare
               you
               may
               pul
               up
               and
               transplant
               your
               Mulberry
               trees
               into
               another
               ground
               more
               at
               large
               ,
               viz.
               at
               two
               or
               three
               foot
               distance
               ,
               which
               must
               bee
               not
               retransplanted
               till
               the
               growth
               arise
               to
               some
               six
               inches
               in
               the
               circumference
               ,
               at
               which
               bignesse
               you
               may
               remove
               them
               to
               the
               ground
               designed
               for
               their
               constant
               fixation
               ,
               leaving
               betwixt
               ●ach
               Tree
               a
               distance
               of
               sixteene
               or
               twenty
               foot
               ,
               that
               the
               too
               much
               vicinity
               may
               not
               make
               the
               extending
               branches
               mutually
               inconvenience
               either
               by
               exclusion
               of
               a
               full
               Sunne
               ,
               or
               wound
               themselves
               by
               intertangence
               of
               one
               another
               :
               In
               such
               warme
               Countries
               as
               that
               of
               Virginia
               ,
               the
               Root
               must
               bee
               preserved
               coole
               and
               moyst
               ,
               by
               a
               deeper
               implantation
               then
               is
               usuall
               in
               colder
               Regions
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               election
               of
               your
               Plants
               or
               Sciens
               you
               may
               take
               notice
               of
               two
               Families
               ,
               or
               Races
               ,
               of
               Mulberry
               trees
               ,
               the
               black
               ,
               and
               the
               white
               ,
               discordant
               in
               Wood
               ,
               Leafe
               ,
               and
               Fruit
               ;
               onely
               having
               this
               in
               common
               to
               spring
               later
               then
               other
               trees
               ,
               as
               never
               emitting
               their
               leaves
               till
               all
               apprehension
               of
               cold
               is
               vanished
               ,
               the
               black
               Mulberry
               is
               not
               subdivided
               into
               any
               other
               species
               having
               the
               wood
               solid
               and
               strong
               ,
               the
               leafe
               large
               ,
               and
               rude
               in
               the
               handling
               ,
               the
               fruit
               black
               ,
               great
               ,
               and
               acceptable
               to
               the
               Palate
               :
               But
               there
               are
               three
               apparently
               different
               species
               in
               the
               white
               ,
               distinguished
               onely
               by
               the
               colour
               of
               the
               fruit
               ,
               namely
               ,
               white
               ,
               black
               ,
               and
               red
               :
               Yet
               is
               this
               fruit
               by
               
               much
               le●se
               gratefull
               to
               the
               palate
               then
               that
               of
               the
               black
               Mulberry
               .
               No
               other
               distinction
               besides
               ,
               the
               colour
               of
               the
               fruit
               discernes
               them
               one
               from
               the
               other
               ,
               the
               Leaves
               of
               all
               three
               being
               of
               the
               same
               meane
               greatnesse
               of
               the
               same
               smooth
               feeling
               ,
               the
               wood
               of
               the
               same
               internall
               yellownesse
               ,
               almost
               as
               ●irme
               as
               that
               of
               the
               black
               Mulberry
               .
            
             
               But
               the
               silke
               taking
               his
               quality
               from
               the
               leafe
               make
               us
               lay
               aside
               the
               black
               Mulberry
               tree
               ,
               since
               the
               bottomes
               from
               thence
               are
               too
               grosse
               and
               heavy
               ,
               whereas
               the
               white
               Mulberry
               makes
               silke
               fine
               and
               light
               ,
               to
               temper
               which
               many
               feed
               the
               Wormes
               with
               two
               sorts
               of
               meats
               by
               dictinction
               of
               times
               ,
               viz.
               at
               the
               beginning
               with
               white
               leaves
               ,
               that
               the
               silke
               may
               bee
               fine
               ,
               in
               the
               closing
               ,
               with
               black
               to
               fortifie
               it
               ,
               and
               make
               it
               weigh
               :
               Yet
               this
               though
               it
               have
               an
               appearance
               of
               reason
               at
               the
               first
               inspection
               ,
               rarely
               answers
               the
               expectation
               ,
               the
               very
               alteration
               of
               the
               meate
               as
               from
               that
               which
               is
               more
               delicate
               ,
               to
               that
               which
               is
               more
               grosse
               ,
               being
               disagreable
               to
               the
               nature
               of
               the
               Worme
               ,
               who
               must
               shew
               that
               diminution
               in
               the
               quality
               of
               his
               silkes
               which
               hee
               feeles
               in
               the
               impairing
               of
               his
               nutriment
               .
               Others
               make
               a
               contrary
               application
               of
               leaves
               by
               a
               more
               (
               imaginative
               solid
               foundation
               )
               which
               is
               to
               begin
               their
               dieting
               with
               black
               ,
               and
               conclu●e
               with
               white
               ;
               which
               cannot
               succeed
               better
               ,
               for
               the
               black
               having
               disposed
               the
               matte●
               of
               the
               silke
               ,
               the
               white
               leaves
               after
               administred
               have
               no
               power
               to
               alter
               that
               seminall
               disposition
               .
            
             
               Wee
               shall
               therefore
               fixe
               upon
               it
               as
               a
               Principle
               of
               Nature
               ,
               not
               to
               vary
               the
               nourishment
               of
               this
               industrious
               Creature
               .
               If
               wee
               begin
               with
               the
               black
               Mulberry
               ,
               the
               continuance
               of
               it
               will
               bee
               necessary
               .
               If
               the
               Ground
               you
               possesse
               bee
               already
               planted
               with
               black
               Mulberries
               ,
               it
               is
               so
               much
               losse
               of
               time
               and
               expences
               to
               replant
               white
               :
               But
               if
               wee
               are
               to
               commence
               a
               thing
               
                 de
                 Novo
              
               ,
               every
               mans
               reason
               leading
               him
               to
               chuse
               the
               most
               profitable
               ,
               and
               common
               exp●rience
               telling
               us
               that
               the
               white
               antecede
               the
               black
               ones
               so
               incredibly
               in
               the
               poynt
               of
               Matu●ation
               ,
               that
               six
               years
               of
               growth
               advance
               not
               so
               much
               the
               latter
               as
               two
               the
               first
               ;
               it
               were
               an
               act
               declaring
               Bethlem
               for
               Dictator
               ,
               not
               to
               prefer
               the
               most
               speedy
               and
               profitable
               before
               the
               tedious
               and
               improper
               commodity
               .
               Besides
               which
               Em●lument
               the
               Branches
               which
               by
               that
               speedy
               shoot
               they
               bring
               
               forth
               will
               bee
               usefull
               for
               propagation
               of
               that
               tree
               to
               infinite
               Numbers
               .
            
             
               There
               is
               yet
               experimentall
               election
               amongst
               the
               white
               Mulberries
               .
               Some
               affirming
               that
               the
               Leaves
               of
               those
               trees
               which
               emit
               the
               white
               fruit
               are
               fittest
               to
               bee
               assigned
               for
               this
               nourishment
               ,
               which
               they
               fortifie
               by
               this
               reason
               ;
               That
               Pullen
               and
               Swine
               doe
               most
               delight
               in
               the
               white
               ,
               and
               never
               eate
               the
               red
               and
               black
               but
               by
               constraint●
               ,
               a
               conjecture
               not
               altogether
               irrefragable
               ;
               for
               why
               may
               it
               not
               bee
               controverted
               that
               Pullen
               and
               Swine
               being
               a
               greedy
               Generation
               ,
               may
               rather
               ballance
               that
               which
               is
               most
               grosse
               and
               fulsome
               ,
               as
               best
               adapted
               for
               their
               Palate
               ,
               then
               that
               which
               is
               nice
               ,
               and
               subtle
               ,
               and
               best
               according
               to
               the
               delicate
               tendernesse
               of
               this
               Creature
               ?
               Others
               who
               have
               their
               owne
               experience
               to
               fortifie
               their
               assertion
               ,
               commend
               the
               white
               Mulberry
               bearing
               the
               black
               fruit
               ,
               the
               colour
               demonstrating
               a
               better
               concoction
               in
               the
               fruit
               ,
               and
               consequently
               in
               the
               leafe
               then
               the
               others
               .
            
             
               But
               (
               which
               wee
               must
               bee
               extreamely
               curious
               in
               )
               wee
               must
               expell
               from
               our
               yard
               all
               Muberry
               trees
               bea●ing
               leaves
               too
               much
               indented
               ,
               which
               ,
               besides
               that
               it
               is
               an
               apparent
               signe
               of
               small
               subsistence
               and
               uncompleated
               nature
               ,
               is
               more
               defective
               in
               quantity
               and
               quality
               of
               nourishment
               ,
               then
               that
               which
               is
               lesse
               interruptedly
               circular
               :
               Yet
               this
               may
               easily
               bee
               remedied
               ,
               if
               you
               inoc●late
               such
               trees
               in
               the
               Bud●
               or
               Es●ucheon
               ,
               having
               neede
               of
               such
               freedome
               ;
               the
               profit
               thence
               arising
               being
               very
               considerable
               for
               this
               kinde
               of
               nourishment
               :
               For
               by
               this
               course
               that
               inconsiderable
               quantity
               of
               worthless
               and
               famelick
               leaves
               receives
               a
               happy
               melioration
               into
               an
               abundant
               plenty
               of
               substantiall
               and
               nutritive
               nature
               .
               Nor
               is
               this
               transmutation
               improper
               ,
               for
               any
               other
               Orchard
               Plants
               which
               will
               succeede
               to
               your
               most
               advantagious
               expectation
               ,
               and
               all
               indomestick
               and
               wild
               trees
               may
               by
               this
               bee
               made
               capable
               of
               a
               most
               happy
               cultivation
               .
               This
               infranchizing
               may
               bee
               practised
               to
               the
               answer
               of
               your
               desires
               in
               Mulberries
               of
               all
               Ages
               :
               In
               the
               older
               ,
               on
               th●ir
               new
               shoot●
               of
               the
               antecedent
               yeare
               then
               lopped
               ;
               in
               the
               yonger
               upon
               the
               smallest
               trees
               of
               the
               Nursery
               .
               But
               to
               graft
               these
               trees
               in
               the
               first
               season
               ,
               that
               their
               growth
               will
               permit
               it
               ,
               is
               most
               opportune
               and
               profitable
               ;
               for
               by
               this
               meanes
               your
               Groves
               of
               Mulberry
               will
               bee
               intirely
               delivered
               from
               all
               apprehe●sion
               of
               jejune
               sterility
               ,
               or
               insub●tantiall
               
               deficiency
               :
               Nor
               can
               ever
               you
               feare
               a
               want
               of
               supply
               ,
               if
               you
               constantly
               maintaine
               a
               Nursery
               of
               such
               Grafts
               ,
               not
               from
               the
               seede
               ,
               but
               from
               the
               shoots
               and
               branches
               of
               your
               best
               trees
               thus
               propagated
               to
               an
               unperishable
               infinity
               by
               couching
               them
               in
               the
               ground
               ,
               and
               the
               trees
               encreasing
               by
               their
               reimplanting
               are
               constantly
               furnished
               with
               Leaves
               of
               an
               excellent
               sweetnesse
               and
               greatnesse
               ,
               exquisitely
               abundant
               in
               nourishment
               ,
               and
               consequently
               exempt
               from
               all
               the
               inconveniencies
               which
               walke
               hand
               in
               hand
               with
               an
               ingratefull
               wildnesse
               .
               Having
               described
               what
               Trees
               ,
               Grafts
               ,
               and
               Nurseries
               are
               best
               conducent
               to
               our
               mystery
               ;
               let
               us
               next
               dilate
               of
               their
               most
               proper
               soyle
               ,
               and
               best
               order
               in
               planting
               .
            
             
               
                 T●e
                 best
                 soyle
                 and
                 order
                 ●or
                 planting
                 the
                 Mulberry
                 .
              
               
                 FOr
                 the
                 soyle
                 it
                 must
                 bee
                 chosen
                 in
                 particular
                 much
                 like
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Vines
                 ,
                 inclining
                 rather
                 to
                 dry
                 then
                 moyst
                 ,
                 light
                 then
                 heavy
                 ,
                 sandy
                 then
                 clayie
                 ;
                 for
                 those
                 which
                 opiniona●e
                 themselves
                 that
                 a
                 fat
                 ground
                 is
                 inconvenient
                 t●
                 Mulberries●
                 as
                 supplying
                 leaves
                 of
                 too
                 grosse
                 and
                 unsubtile
                 aliment
                 ;
                 The
                 Objection
                 is
                 pritty
                 ,
                 but
                 under
                 pardon
                 scarcely
                 solid
                 ,
                 neither
                 am
                 I
                 capable
                 of
                 any
                 reason
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 why
                 a
                 rich
                 soyle
                 should
                 not
                 emit
                 the
                 growing
                 Trees
                 with
                 a
                 greater
                 maturation
                 and
                 bignesse
                 ,
                 then
                 a
                 leane
                 Plantation
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 tender
                 Plants
                 are
                 even
                 starved
                 with
                 the
                 sparenesse
                 of
                 distributive
                 moysture
                 and
                 aliment
                 :
                 Yet
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 too
                 grosse
                 substance
                 of
                 the
                 leafe
                 after
                 the
                 tree
                 by
                 the
                 advantage
                 of
                 a
                 rich
                 nourishment
                 ,
                 hath
                 arrived
                 to
                 a
                 competent
                 greatnesse
                 ;
                 the
                 order
                 which
                 wee
                 shall
                 prescribe
                 in
                 their
                 planting
                 will
                 admit
                 the
                 Plough
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 where
                 cultivation
                 will
                 easily
                 take
                 off
                 the
                 soyle
                 from
                 all
                 exuberancy
                 of
                 fullsome
                 ranknesse
                 .
                 The
                 soyle
                 which
                 is
                 full
                 of
                 Springs
                 ,
                 Lakes
                 ,
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 or
                 (
                 which
                 i●
                 worst
                 of
                 all
                 )
                 Marshes
                 ,
                 is
                 particularly
                 to
                 be
                 avoyded
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 manner
                 of
                 implanting
                 them
                 would
                 require
                 a
                 distance
                 of
                 ●oure
                 fathomes
                 or
                 more
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 Virginia
                 where
                 wee
                 labour
                 not
                 under
                 a
                 penury
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 may
                 bee
                 something
                 more
                 spaciously
                 enlarged
                 ;
                 the
                 Reasons
                 why
                 this
                 extent
                 of
                 distance
                 are
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 the
                 intermixture
                 of
                 spreading
                 Branches
                 ,
                 where
                 by
                 their
                 contingency
                 they
                 violate
                 and
                 ●utually
                 wound
                 themselves
                 will
                 bee
                 avoyded
                 .
                 
                 Next
                 ,
                 the
                 Sunne
                 hath
                 a
                 more
                 unimpeached
                 immi●●ion
                 and
                 distri●ution
                 of
                 his
                 Beames
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 this
                 tree
                 is
                 most
                 particularly
                 delighted
                 .
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 this
                 largenesse
                 of
                 intervalls
                 permits
                 a
                 free
                 passage
                 for
                 the
                 Plough●
                 to
                 take
                 off
                 all
                 luxur●ancy
                 of
                 ranknesse
                 ,
                 which
                 too
                 much
                 inspissates
                 the
                 leafes
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 feede
                 this
                 admirable
                 Creature
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 of
                 such
                 Graines
                 as
                 may
                 with
                 lea●t
                 impairement
                 bee
                 sowen
                 under
                 the
                 Mulberry
                 trees
                 ,
                 Oats
                 and
                 Pease
                 are
                 the
                 most
                 proper
                 ,
                 which
                 during
                 the
                 ●ollection
                 of
                 the
                 leaves
                 may
                 with
                 very
                 small
                 detriment
                 bee
                 tr●dden
                 upon
                 (
                 the
                 season
                 commonly
                 falling
                 in
                 April
                 and
                 May
                 ,
                 when
                 their
                 blades
                 are
                 backward
                 )
                 nay
                 the
                 very
                 compressure
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 makes
                 them
                 afterwards
                 arise
                 more
                 strongly
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 approve
                 much
                 more
                 of
                 interplanting
                 the
                 Vine
                 ;
                 but
                 (
                 which
                 I
                 conceive
                 the
                 most
                 convenient
                 for
                 Virginia
                 is
                 )
                 the
                 setting
                 of
                 the
                 Indian
                 Potato
                 hath
                 the
                 most
                 inestimable
                 benefit
                 ;
                 the
                 Potato
                 having
                 such
                 a
                 happy
                 multiplica●ion
                 of
                 and
                 in
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 that
                 whilst
                 there
                 is
                 but
                 a
                 string
                 of
                 the
                 Root
                 left
                 behinde
                 in
                 the
                 earth
                 ,
                 the
                 species
                 will
                 bee
                 renewed
                 .
                 Besides
                 the
                 excellency
                 of
                 the
                 food
                 ,
                 whether
                 for
                 man
                 ,
                 or
                 (
                 where
                 such
                 a
                 vast
                 abundance
                 may
                 soone
                 introduce
                 a
                 satiety
                 )
                 Cattle
                 will
                 bring
                 alone
                 with
                 it
                 an
                 inestimable
                 advantage
                 ;
                 whereas
                 Corne
                 may
                 too
                 strongly
                 impoverish
                 a
                 Ground
                 ,
                 and
                 th●
                 Vine
                 it selfe
                 when
                 it
                 comes
                 to
                 its
                 ripest
                 excellency
                 ,
                 will
                 want
                 th●
                 compleat
                 comfort
                 of
                 the
                 Sunne
                 beames
                 to
                 give
                 fruit
                 a
                 well
                 concocted
                 maturity
                 ,
                 the
                 Mulber●y
                 like
                 an
                 Ambitious
                 Grandee
                 ,
                 engrossing
                 all
                 that
                 favour
                 to
                 himselfe
                 by
                 his
                 prevalency
                 of
                 height
                 and
                 greatnesse
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 should
                 wee
                 bee
                 too
                 curious
                 to
                 plant
                 the
                 trees
                 one
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 other
                 exactly
                 opposite
                 ;
                 but
                 ●
                 still
                 observing
                 for
                 beauties
                 ●ake
                 to
                 set
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 right
                 line
                 )
                 rather
                 one
                 against
                 the
                 Intervall
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 the
                 Sunne
                 may
                 have
                 no
                 interposition
                 from
                 any
                 A●gle
                 ,
                 to
                 warme
                 ,
                 comfort
                 ,
                 and
                 enrich
                 this
                 tree
                 ,
                 which
                 aides
                 the
                 production
                 of
                 so
                 many
                 incomprehensible
                 Miracles
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 order
                 for
                 collection
                 of
                 the
                 Leaves
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 order
                 to
                 bee
                 observed
                 for
                 collecting
                 the
                 leaves
                 should
                 bee
                 precisely
                 insisted
                 upon
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 trees
                 may
                 bee
                 of
                 longer
                 and
                 
                 ●●ourishing
                 duration
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 food
                 of
                 a
                 more
                 curious
                 and
                 unsoyled
                 nourishment
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 a
                 truth
                 not
                 to
                 bee
                 denyed
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 dis●eaving
                 of
                 trees
                 is
                 extreamely
                 prejudiciall
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 some
                 irrecoverably
                 deadly
                 ;
                 the
                 reason
                 is
                 their
                 extraordinary
                 scorching
                 ,
                 by
                 being
                 left
                 without
                 any
                 shade
                 of
                 protection
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 M●lberry
                 being
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 )
                 destin●d
                 to
                 this
                 worke
                 which
                 it
                 naturally
                 supporteth
                 ,
                 more
                 inprejudicially
                 endures
                 this
                 ●emper
                 of
                 di●leaving
                 then
                 any
                 other
                 trees
                 whatsoever
                 .
                 But
                 for
                 the
                 obviation
                 of
                 this
                 inconvenience
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 bee
                 absolutely
                 necessary
                 for
                 our
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 silkeworme●
                 to
                 have
                 such
                 a
                 proportionable
                 number
                 of
                 trees
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 halfe
                 may
                 alternately
                 repose
                 unpluckt
                 every
                 second
                 yeare
                 .
                 This
                 diligently
                 put
                 into
                 practice
                 will
                 make
                 your
                 trees
                 contin●e
                 verdant
                 and
                 vigorous
                 for
                 many
                 Generations
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 gath●r
                 them
                 with
                 both
                 hands
                 leafe
                 after
                 leafe
                 ,
                 i●
                 confessedly
                 the
                 most
                 proper
                 ,
                 but
                 yet
                 withall
                 the
                 most
                 expencefull
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 multitude
                 of
                 hands
                 which
                 such
                 a
                 circumstantiall
                 labour
                 would
                 exact
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 other
                 way
                 of
                 gathering
                 them
                 with
                 stripping
                 them
                 from
                 th●
                 branches
                 ,
                 is
                 without
                 doubt
                 extreamely
                 nocent
                 to
                 the
                 tree
                 ,
                 and
                 worm
                 :
                 to
                 the
                 tree
                 by
                 unbarking
                 ,
                 wounding
                 and
                 perishing
                 its
                 branches
                 .
                 Nor
                 is
                 it
                 lesse
                 de●rimentall
                 to
                 the
                 Worme
                 seeing
                 this
                 disorderly
                 collection
                 corrupts
                 and
                 sullies
                 the
                 leaves
                 ,
                 which
                 this
                 delicate
                 nice
                 Creature
                 perceiving
                 ,
                 either
                 rejects
                 them
                 ,
                 or
                 sickens
                 upon
                 their
                 reception
                 by
                 bruising
                 the
                 leaves
                 ,
                 and
                 expressing
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 i●s
                 substance
                 ,
                 the
                 juice
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 commonly
                 with
                 unwasht
                 hands
                 ,
                 which
                 leave
                 the
                 ill
                 odour
                 unremoveable
                 upon
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 remov●ll
                 of
                 these
                 inconveniences
                 is
                 easily
                 effected
                 by
                 following
                 the
                 course
                 they
                 practice
                 in
                 some
                 parts
                 of
                 Spaine
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 by
                 clipping
                 the
                 leaves
                 from
                 the
                 branches
                 with
                 a
                 sharpe
                 in●trument
                 ,
                 like
                 a
                 Taylors
                 sheares
                 ;
                 by
                 this
                 way
                 you
                 disleave
                 many
                 stalkes
                 at
                 once
                 ,
                 which
                 falling
                 into
                 a
                 cleane
                 sheete
                 spread
                 under
                 that
                 tree
                 for
                 the
                 purpose
                 ,
                 seperating
                 afterwards
                 the
                 leaves
                 also●
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 ●ound
                 from
                 unsound
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 peradventure
                 have
                 much
                 of
                 the
                 stalke
                 ,
                 from
                 those
                 which
                 are
                 nothing
                 but
                 leafe
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 stalke
                 being
                 hurtfull
                 to
                 this
                 tender
                 Creature
                 )
                 and
                 a●ministred
                 to
                 them
                 the
                 Sunny
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 leafe
                 upward
                 is
                 the
                 most
                 commendable
                 practise
                 of
                 gathering
                 and
                 f●eding
                 that
                 hath
                 hitherto
                 been
                 delivered
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 leaves
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Mulberry
                 are
                 to
                 bee
                 much
                 prefer'd
                 before
                 those
                 which
                 are
                 not
                 come
                 to
                 an
                 absolute
                 perfection
                 ;
                 the
                 age
                 of
                 perfection
                 in
                 the
                 Mulberry
                 ,
                 we
                 reckon
                 to
                 be
                 accomplished
                 in
                 seven
                 or
                 eight
                 yeares
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 soundnesse
                 of
                 nourishment
                 ;
                 not
                 that
                 they
                 grow
                 not
                 after
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 that
                 time
                 it
                 is
                 growne
                 powerfull
                 to
                 concoct
                 such
                 succulency
                 as
                 might
                 before
                 over
                 master
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 trees
                 disleaved
                 must
                 by
                 a
                 diligent
                 hand
                 be
                 pruned
                 immediatly
                 after
                 the
                 last
                 collection
                 ;
                 what
                 ever
                 is
                 broken
                 ,
                 wounded
                 ,
                 or
                 made
                 unprofitable
                 must
                 bee
                 carefully
                 cut
                 off
                 .
                 The
                 extreames
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 branches
                 must
                 be
                 top'd
                 a
                 little
                 with
                 a
                 sh●rpe
                 pruning
                 knife
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 an
                 invitation
                 to
                 nature
                 to
                 send
                 forth
                 the
                 next
                 yeare
                 more
                 vigorously
                 .
                 But
                 whether
                 it
                 be
                 in
                 gathering
                 the
                 leaves
                 ,
                 or
                 pruning
                 the
                 trees
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 bee
                 our
                 principall
                 care
                 that
                 they
                 be
                 intirely
                 beared
                 ,
                 the
                 omission
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 by
                 not
                 taking
                 all
                 the
                 leaves
                 off
                 ,
                 turnes
                 back
                 the
                 liberallity
                 of
                 the
                 repeating
                 Spring
                 .
                 This
                 observation
                 hath
                 been
                 grounded
                 upon
                 practise
                 ,
                 made
                 so
                 successefull
                 by
                 experience
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 found
                 ,
                 that
                 trees
                 after
                 such
                 culture
                 and
                 disleaving
                 ,
                 have
                 within
                 a
                 month
                 attired
                 themselves
                 with
                 such
                 a
                 n●w
                 border
                 of
                 leaves
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 former
                 imbalding
                 them
                 hath
                 been
                 imperceptible
                 .
              
               
                 Which
                 induces
                 me
                 to
                 believe
                 a
                 former
                 assertion
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 possible
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 second
                 silke
                 harvest
                 by
                 this
                 meanes
                 ,
                 and
                 why
                 not
                 equall
                 with
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 I
                 know
                 not
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 seed
                 is
                 more
                 youthfull
                 and
                 vigorous
                 then
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 yeare
                 preceding
                 growne
                 feeble
                 by
                 its
                 continuance
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 raines
                 if
                 they
                 fall
                 about
                 the
                 time
                 this
                 noble
                 creature
                 drawes
                 unto
                 her
                 perfection
                 and
                 period
                 ,
                 is
                 by
                 much
                 more
                 strangely
                 prejudiciall
                 ,
                 then
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 in
                 the
                 greatest
                 of
                 their
                 feeding
                 ,
                 the
                 wet
                 leaves
                 occasioning
                 them
                 many
                 desperate
                 diseases
                 :
                 the
                 usuall
                 way
                 of
                 prevention
                 is
                 to
                 have
                 a
                 provision
                 of
                 leaves
                 before
                 hand
                 ,
                 when
                 there
                 is
                 any
                 jealousie
                 of
                 rainy
                 weather
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 provision
                 must
                 be
                 laid
                 in
                 a
                 cleane
                 dry
                 place
                 which
                 is
                 fresh
                 aired
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 we
                 may
                 remove
                 all
                 dangers
                 of
                 contracting
                 too
                 much
                 heat
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 turned
                 often
                 ,
                 which
                 course
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 Raine
                 should
                 not
                 oppresse
                 us
                 ,
                 yet
                 is
                 it
                 of
                 great
                 conveniency
                 ,
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 out
                 of
                 apprehension
                 to
                 be
                 necessitated
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 the
                 food
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 much
                 better
                 after
                 fourteen
                 or
                 fifteen
                 houres
                 resting
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 cleane
                 and
                 drie
                 ,
                 then
                 
                 when
                 fresh
                 from
                 the
                 tree
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 you
                 are
                 surprized
                 by
                 an
                 unexpected
                 season
                 of
                 wet
                 ,
                 take
                 those
                 Mulberries
                 which
                 you
                 intend
                 to
                 lop
                 the
                 next
                 yeare
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 the
                 Mulberry
                 would
                 be
                 lop'd
                 every
                 ten
                 or
                 twelve
                 yeare
                 ,
                 which
                 revives
                 and
                 strengthens
                 the
                 tree
                 with
                 a
                 new
                 youth
                 )
                 and
                 cut
                 their
                 branches
                 which
                 hung
                 up
                 in
                 a
                 drie
                 corner
                 ,
                 either
                 of
                 your
                 house
                 or
                 barne
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 coverture
                 in
                 airy
                 places
                 ,
                 will
                 soone
                 have
                 their
                 leaves
                 drie
                 ,
                 better
                 condition'd
                 ,
                 a●d
                 of
                 more
                 efficacy
                 then
                 any
                 leaves
                 set
                 to
                 a
                 fire
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 too
                 suddaine
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 winnowing
                 by
                 a
                 winde
                 artificiall
                 and
                 unnaturall
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Mulberries
                 chiefe
                 profit
                 consisting
                 in
                 the
                 leafe
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 be
                 carefull
                 to
                 lose
                 nothing
                 of
                 this
                 revenue
                 ;
                 which
                 considered●
                 wee
                 should
                 delay
                 the
                 disheading
                 or
                 lopping
                 of
                 them
                 till
                 the
                 Wormes
                 have
                 done
                 feeding
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 be
                 about
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 M●y
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 
                 Iune
                 ●
                 and
                 although
                 by
                 the
                 disbranching
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 season
                 ,
                 we
                 cannot
                 expect
                 such
                 large
                 returning
                 shoots
                 as
                 those
                 which
                 were
                 cut
                 in
                 February
                 or
                 March
                 ,
                 the
                 dist●nce
                 of
                 time
                 being
                 materiall
                 in
                 their
                 growth
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 profit
                 of
                 the
                 leaves
                 being
                 double
                 ,
                 very
                 well
                 answer
                 such
                 inequality
                 .
                 The
                 Mu●berry
                 being
                 of
                 so
                 franke
                 and
                 plyable
                 a
                 disposition
                 ,
                 that
                 notwithstanding
                 its
                 amputation
                 in
                 unseasonable
                 Moone
                 and
                 weather
                 ,
                 no
                 injuries
                 shall
                 ●inder
                 him
                 from
                 Regermination
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 are
                 not
                 these
                 advantages
                 (
                 no
                 necessity
                 obstructing
                 them
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 omitted
                 by
                 any
                 which
                 are
                 not
                 enemies
                 to
                 their
                 owne
                 profit
                 .
                 The
                 Mulberries
                 in
                 the
                 increase
                 of
                 the
                 Moone●
                 pouled
                 ,
                 or
                 lopt
                 ,
                 bring
                 forth
                 their
                 young
                 shoo●s
                 long
                 without
                 spreading
                 Branches
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 Wa●e
                 short
                 ,
                 with
                 many
                 little
                 Branches
                 crossing
                 the
                 principall
                 .
                 To
                 reconcile
                 this
                 (
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 the
                 time
                 being
                 in
                 our
                 power
                 )
                 the
                 Mulberries
                 seated
                 in
                 leane
                 grounds
                 ,
                 are
                 most
                 prop●rly
                 disheaded
                 in
                 the
                 new
                 Moone●
                 those
                 which
                 are
                 planted
                 in
                 rich
                 ground
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 qua●ter
                 ;
                 so
                 will
                 those
                 in
                 the
                 leane
                 soyle
                 ●●it
                 shoots
                 as
                 long
                 as
                 the
                 ba●rennesse
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 will
                 affo●d
                 them
                 :
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 fatter
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the●
                 seat
                 ,
                 conveniently
                 regaine
                 that
                 which
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 easily
                 have
                 done
                 ,
                 cut
                 in
                 the
                 increase
                 ;
                 For
                 those
                 aspiring
                 branches
                 ,
                 were
                 they
                 not
                 r●strained
                 by
                 the
                 counte●
                 shoots
                 who
                 participate
                 with
                 them
                 in
                 nou●ishment
                 wou●d
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 unweldy
                 length
                 ,
                 be
                 forced
                 to
                 bend
                 downewa●ds
                 to
                 the
                 deforming
                 of
                 the
                 tree
                 from
                 the
                 shape
                 of
                 a
                 Mulberry
                 into
                 that
                 of
                 a
                 Palme-tree
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 bee
                 feared
                 in
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 leanenesse
                 of
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 forbidding
                 all
                 abundance
                 of
                 shooting
                 :
                 Wee
                 have
                 provided
                 for
                 the
                 feeding
                 of
                 this
                 little
                 and
                 great
                 Artificer
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 now
                 expresse
                 an
                 equall
                 care
                 in
                 his
                 lodging
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 lodging
                 of
                 the
                 Silke
                 Wormes
                 .
              
               
                 T
                 IS
                 a
                 vanity
                 to
                 expect
                 emolument
                 from
                 this
                 mysterious
                 Creature
                 ,
                 if
                 wee
                 sort
                 him
                 not
                 with
                 a
                 lodging
                 proper
                 and
                 agreeable
                 to
                 his
                 nature
                 ,
                 who
                 can
                 with
                 no
                 lesse
                 disprofit
                 bee
                 ill
                 accommodated
                 in
                 his
                 habitation
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 his
                 nourishment
                 ;
                 who
                 to
                 show
                 a
                 particular
                 affinity
                 with
                 the
                 noblest
                 of
                 Creatures
                 ,
                 Man
                 ,
                 makes
                 his
                 affection
                 of
                 habitation
                 equall
                 to
                 his
                 .
                 Spaciousnesse
                 ,
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 healthfullnesse
                 ,
                 distance
                 from
                 off●nsive
                 vapours
                 ,
                 damps
                 and
                 humidities
                 ,
                 warmth
                 in
                 the
                 extreames
                 of
                 colds
                 ,
                 coolenesse
                 in
                 the
                 extreames
                 of
                 warmth
                 .
                 Wh●t
                 ever
                 wee
                 naturally
                 desire
                 and
                 abhorre
                 ,
                 does
                 this
                 Creature
                 by
                 the
                 prosperity
                 or
                 infelicity
                 of
                 his
                 labours
                 show
                 a
                 most
                 experimentall
                 resentment
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 station
                 therefore
                 must
                 bee
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 twixt
                 the
                 top
                 and
                 bottome
                 of
                 a
                 foundation
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 being
                 too
                 much
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 heats
                 or
                 windes
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 to
                 colds
                 and
                 Damps
                 .
                 The
                 Platforme
                 therefore
                 of
                 your
                 building
                 his
                 station
                 must
                 be
                 so
                 contrived
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 have
                 his
                 Basis
                 three
                 or
                 foure
                 foot
                 above
                 the
                 g●ound
                 ,
                 nor
                 ascending
                 within
                 an
                 equall
                 distance
                 of
                 the
                 Tiles
                 .
                 A
                 Fab●ick
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   D●
                   Serres
                
                 )
                 of
                 seven
                 fathome
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 three
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 in
                 height
                 ,
                 will
                 entertaine
                 with
                 ease
                 the
                 Wormes
                 enlivened
                 from
                 ten
                 ounces
                 of
                 seed
                 :
                 this
                 proportion
                 may
                 be
                 raised
                 according
                 to
                 your
                 seed
                 .
                 In
                 VIRGINIA
                 these
                 may
                 be
                 of
                 very
                 sudden
                 erection
                 ;
                 Nature
                 hath
                 furnished
                 that
                 excellent
                 Countrey
                 with
                 materials
                 ,
                 to
                 invite
                 all
                 who
                 have
                 the
                 desire
                 to
                 attempt
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 aire
                 and
                 winde
                 (
                 if
                 coole
                 and
                 dry
                 )
                 may
                 have
                 free
                 passage
                 to
                 r●fresh
                 these
                 laborious
                 spinners
                 ,
                 who
                 near
                 upon
                 the
                 perfection
                 of
                 their
                 worke
                 are
                 upon
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 stifling●
                 (
                 the
                 season
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 abu●d●●ce
                 of
                 the
                 silke
                 wherewith
                 th●y
                 are
                 filled
                 ,
                 both
                 cooperating
                 thereunto
                 )
                 W●e
                 must
                 h●ve
                 window●s
                 opening
                 to
                 all
                 Angles
                 to
                 receive
                 u●susp●●ted
                 inf●igidations
                 in
                 extreamities
                 of
                 heat
                 ,
                 and
                 warming
                 ●ranspirations
                 in
                 immoderate
                 colds
                 ;
                 Yet
                 with
                 this
                 
                 Proviso
                 ,
                 that
                 these
                 windowes
                 bee
                 fit
                 not
                 onely
                 to
                 receive
                 any
                 favourable
                 aire
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 expell
                 all
                 noxious
                 vapours
                 ;
                 and
                 because
                 this
                 Creature
                 loveth
                 any
                 thing
                 that
                 is
                 white
                 and
                 luminous
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 sort
                 excellently
                 well
                 with
                 his
                 disposition
                 and
                 safety
                 ,
                 to
                 parget
                 or
                 plaster
                 the
                 inside
                 of
                 the
                 hous●
                 very
                 well
                 and
                 smooth
                 ,
                 both
                 to
                 satisfie
                 the
                 eye
                 and
                 preserve
                 him
                 from
                 the
                 danger
                 of
                 Rats
                 ,
                 which
                 cannot
                 clime
                 ●p
                 such
                 a
                 wall
                 ,
                 though
                 a
                 principall
                 care
                 ought
                 to
                 bee
                 used
                 that
                 the
                 severall
                 stations
                 on
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 lodged
                 ,
                 bee
                 remote
                 from
                 all
                 fixures
                 to
                 walls
                 ,
                 which
                 might
                 give
                 Rats
                 and
                 Mice
                 advantage
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 build
                 the
                 Scaffolds
                 containing
                 these
                 Wormes
                 :
                 Many
                 Pillers
                 of
                 Carpenters
                 worke
                 directly
                 squared
                 ,
                 shall
                 bee
                 perpendicularly
                 erected
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 ground
                 to
                 the
                 seeling
                 ,
                 to
                 support
                 the
                 Tables
                 which
                 crossing
                 the
                 pillars
                 upon
                 little
                 joynts
                 sixteene
                 inches
                 distant
                 one
                 from
                 the
                 other
                 (
                 except
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 g●ound
                 which
                 must
                 bee
                 36
                 inches
                 .
                 )
                 Upon
                 these
                 Tables
                 doe
                 wee
                 lay
                 our
                 Wormes
                 ,
                 but
                 their
                 boards
                 must
                 not
                 bee
                 equall
                 in
                 breadth
                 ,
                 every
                 table
                 as
                 it
                 exceeds
                 in
                 height
                 ,
                 being
                 to
                 bee
                 narrower
                 then
                 the
                 next
                 below
                 by
                 foure
                 inches
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 highest
                 approaching
                 the
                 seeling
                 to
                 bee
                 narrowest
                 of
                 all
                 .
                 This
                 Pyramidicall
                 forme
                 is
                 of
                 most
                 beauty
                 and
                 safety
                 to
                 the
                 Wormes
                 ;
                 when
                 wandring
                 upon
                 the
                 Edges
                 from
                 one
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 seeking
                 a
                 fit
                 place
                 to
                 vomit
                 their
                 silke
                 ,
                 they
                 fall
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 precipice
                 from
                 the
                 higher
                 scaffold
                 to
                 the
                 ground●
                 that
                 they
                 break
                 th●mselves
                 in
                 pieces
                 :
                 But
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 fal●ing
                 but
                 from
                 one
                 scaffold
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 the
                 smallnesse
                 of
                 the
                 distance
                 contributes
                 to
                 their
                 preservation
                 .
                 The
                 breadth
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 lowest
                 ●able
                 shall
                 bee
                 limited
                 even
                 to
                 this
                 proportion
                 ,
                 that
                 easily
                 of
                 one
                 side
                 a
                 ma●
                 with
                 his
                 hand
                 may
                 reach
                 the
                 middle
                 to
                 attend
                 the
                 Wormes
                 ;
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 ascending
                 scaffolds
                 their
                 continuall
                 diminution
                 makes
                 the
                 serving
                 of
                 them
                 of
                 greater
                 easinesse
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Roome
                 of
                 any
                 capacity
                 will
                 admit
                 severall
                 of
                 these
                 scaffolds
                 (
                 distinct
                 from
                 the
                 wall
                 for
                 reason
                 before
                 recited
                 of
                 R●ts
                 )
                 and
                 also
                 that
                 the
                 attender
                 may
                 come
                 on
                 either
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 scaffold
                 ,
                 such
                 space
                 being
                 alwayes
                 to
                 bee
                 left
                 betweene
                 their
                 po●ition●
              
               
                 ●hese
                 scaffolds
                 must
                 bee
                 made
                 of
                 an
                 unsuspect●d
                 fi●menesse
                 ,
                 to
                 prev●nt
                 the
                 falling
                 downe
                 of
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 whole
                 either
                 by
                 〈◊〉
                 ladder
                 which
                 the
                 Keeper
                 ascends
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 weight
                 of
                 the
                 Worms
                 
                 thems●lves
                 ,
                 when
                 once
                 growne
                 great
                 and
                 h●●vy
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 s●●nd
                 these
                 se●ffolds
                 some
                 m●ke
                 boa●ds
                 ●bout
                 them
                 ,
                 ●s
                 it
                 were
                 by
                 Ga●leries●
                 othe●s
                 have
                 their
                 getting
                 up
                 to
                 them
                 by
                 little
                 staires
                 app●opriated
                 to
                 this
                 ;
                 others
                 by
                 formes●
                 I
                 approve
                 of
                 none
                 more
                 convenient
                 then
                 a
                 light
                 ladder
                 which
                 fi●●all
                 ,
                 and
                 poss●sses
                 but
                 one
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 timber
                 fittest
                 to
                 employ
                 in
                 the
                 tablure
                 of
                 this
                 scaffolding
                 is
                 usually
                 firre
                 or
                 such
                 light
                 wood
                 :
                 In
                 VIRGINIA
                 I
                 apprehend
                 none
                 fitter
                 then
                 Cedar
                 or
                 Cypresse
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 their
                 delicious
                 odours
                 .
              
               
                 Wee
                 have
                 already
                 spoken
                 of
                 such
                 meanes
                 as
                 may
                 refr●sh
                 the
                 overheated
                 worme
                 ;
                 rests
                 now
                 to
                 del●ver
                 an
                 experiment
                 to
                 warme
                 the
                 Aire
                 ,
                 this
                 Crea●ure
                 b●ing
                 no
                 l●●●e
                 Enemy
                 to
                 cold
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 his
                 apprentissage
                 ,
                 then
                 to
                 heate
                 when
                 hee
                 is
                 ready
                 to
                 goe
                 out
                 ●f
                 this
                 World
                 M●st●r
                 workem●n
                 .
              
               
                 Aft●r
                 having
                 built
                 your
                 house
                 for
                 worms
                 ;
                 let
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 hole
                 pier●●d
                 through
                 your
                 wall
                 ,
                 where
                 you
                 must
                 make
                 an
                 Oven
                 ,
                 the
                 mouth
                 whereof
                 must
                 be
                 on
                 the
                 out
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 :
                 Then
                 before
                 you
                 make
                 it
                 off
                 ,
                 take
                 pots
                 like
                 flower
                 pots
                 ,
                 bu●
                 such
                 as
                 will
                 i●dure
                 the
                 fire
                 ,
                 and
                 lay
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 mouth
                 side
                 of
                 these
                 p●ts
                 tending
                 inwards
                 towards
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 bottome
                 within
                 the
                 Oven
                 ,
                 lay
                 these
                 t●us
                 sidelong
                 at
                 an
                 equall
                 distance
                 and
                 worke
                 up
                 the
                 Oven
                 with
                 the
                 pots
                 incorporate
                 thereunto●
                 This
                 done
                 you
                 may
                 make
                 a
                 fire
                 in
                 the
                 Oven
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 p●ts
                 conveyes
                 a●l
                 the
                 heate
                 to
                 you
                 without
                 any
                 inconveni●nce
                 of
                 smoake
                 .
                 To
                 make
                 this
                 heate
                 the
                 more
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 Wo●m●s
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 keepe
                 the
                 house
                 in
                 a
                 temperate
                 and
                 inoff●nsive
                 warmth
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 put
                 into
                 these
                 pot●
                 branches
                 of
                 Rosemary
                 ,
                 Time
                 ,
                 Ros●s
                 ,
                 ●uniper
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Figure
                   sheweth
                   the
                   order
                   for
                   ●●●king
                   ●h●
                   T●bl●●●n
                   ●●e
                   Se●ffolds
                   ,
                   to
                   lay
                   the
                   Leaves
                   on
                   ,
                   for
                   feeding
                   t●e
                   Wormes
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Figure
                   sheweth
                   how
                   ●o
                   plac●
                   the
                   Rods
                   ,
                   betweene
                   the
                   Table●
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Wormes
                   to
                   ●limbe
                   up
                   ,
                   and
                   spin
                   their
                   silke
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Figure
                   representeth
                   the
                   Engi●e
                   ,
                   to
                   wind
                   off
                   the
                   silk
                   from
                   the
                   Cods
                   ,
                   with
                   Furnaces
                   and
                   Cawlderns
                   necessary
                   thereto
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Figure
                   pourtra●●●
                   the
                   Cods
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Butter●lies
                   come
                   forth
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   to
                   lay
                   th●●●
                   Egges
                   upon
                   black
                   Serge
                   ,
                   Chamlet
                   ,
                   Tammy
                   ,
                   or
                   such
                   like
                   stuffe
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   this
                   Treatise
                   is
                   shewed
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 elec●ion
                 and
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 seed
                 of
                 the
                 Silke-Worme
                 .
              
               
                 THere
                 is
                 a
                 great
                 deale
                 of
                 Reason
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 should
                 be
                 curio●s
                 in
                 the
                 election
                 of
                 ou●
                 seed
                 ;
                 and
                 t
                 is
                 not
                 more
                 Poetick
                 then
                 Philosophick
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 HORACE
                 :
                 
                   
                     Est
                     in
                     juv●n●i●
                     est
                     in
                     equis
                     patrum
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Virtui
                     nec
                     imb●llem
                     feroces
                  
                   
                     Progenerant
                     aquilam
                     columbae
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 What
                 can
                 we
                 expect
                 of
                 generosity
                 in
                 that
                 which
                 has
                 a
                 disposition
                 to
                 degenerate
                 before
                 produced
                 :
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 seeds
                 proper
                 for
                 the
                 v●vifying
                 this
                 animall
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 none
                 more
                 excellent●
                 as
                 yet
                 arrived
                 to
                 our
                 knowledge
                 ,
                 then
                 that
                 of
                 Spaine
                 :
                 this
                 De
                 ●erres
                 ●ffirmeth
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 seeme
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 kinde
                 of
                 haesitation
                 ,
                 whether
                 that
                 of
                 Calabria
                 march
                 not
                 in
                 a
                 higher
                 degree
                 of
                 reputation
                 ,
                 as
                 yielding
                 more
                 abundance
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 equall
                 hardnesse
                 with
                 the
                 Cod
                 of
                 Spaine
                 ;
                 yet
                 this
                 is
                 certaine
                 in
                 nature
                 and
                 reason
                 ,
                 that
                 seed
                 transported
                 into
                 other
                 colder
                 Regions
                 ,
                 can
                 no
                 way
                 lay
                 claime
                 to
                 a
                 parity
                 of
                 thriving
                 with
                 that
                 continued
                 in
                 its
                 owne
                 Climate
                 ;
                 and
                 I
                 doubt
                 not
                 but
                 if
                 the
                 South
                 of
                 VIRGINIA
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Silke-worme
                 is
                 aboriginally
                 native
                 ,
                 were
                 duely
                 inquired
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Seed
                 of
                 that
                 would
                 hav●
                 a
                 particular
                 excellency
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 all
                 the
                 Europaean
                 Nations
                 must
                 give
                 the
                 glory
                 ,
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 of
                 preheminence
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 leaving
                 this
                 to
                 the
                 scrutiny
                 wh●ch
                 shall
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 experience
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 grant
                 the
                 prime
                 opinion
                 to
                 the
                 Spanish
                 ,
                 which
                 however
                 it
                 thrive
                 in
                 France
                 for
                 foure
                 yeares
                 ,
                 yet
                 afterwards
                 it
                 degenerates
                 extreamely
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 it
                 must
                 ●very
                 foure
                 yeares
                 be
                 renew'd
                 ,
                 for
                 within
                 that
                 circle
                 it
                 s●●f●●s
                 a
                 manifest
                 d●clension
                 in
                 goodnesse
                 .
                 Comming
                 from
                 Spaine
                 it
                 is
                 of
                 a
                 dark
                 taw●y
                 colour
                 ,
                 after
                 ce●taine
                 generations
                 ,
                 gray
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 prove
                 whether
                 the
                 seed
                 be
                 dead
                 or
                 not
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 exp●●iment
                 it
                 upon
                 your
                 naile
                 ,
                 that
                 which
                 br●aks
                 in
                 cracking
                 ,
                 c●sting
                 ●orth
                 ●umor
                 and
                 moisture
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 assuredly
                 esteem
                 for
                 good
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 rejected
                 .
                 The
                 smallnesse
                 of
                 the
                 Spanish
                 se●d
                 increases
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 Wormes
                 ,
                 for
                 which
                 it
                 deserves
                 a
                 p●r●icular
                 prae●●tion
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 seed
                 of
                 above
                 a
                 yeare
                 old
                 is
                 any
                 further
                 profitable
                 ,
                 till
                 you
                 
                 put
                 them
                 to
                 Hat●h
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 preserve
                 them
                 in
                 Boxes
                 thrust
                 amongst
                 woollen
                 clo●thes
                 in
                 a
                 Trunke
                 or
                 Chest
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 the
                 Cha●ber
                 where
                 such
                 Trunkes
                 or
                 Chests
                 are
                 ,
                 be
                 now
                 and
                 then
                 aired
                 with
                 a
                 fire
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 intent
                 they
                 being
                 rather
                 warme
                 then
                 cold
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 praedisposed
                 for
                 a
                 hasty
                 production
                 when
                 the
                 season
                 of
                 the
                 yeare
                 shall
                 invite
                 you
                 to
                 put
                 it
                 into
                 practise
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 imbibe
                 or
                 steep
                 the
                 seed
                 of
                 Silke-wormes
                 in
                 the
                 most
                 generous
                 Wine
                 you
                 can
                 procure
                 ,
                 is
                 an
                 experiment
                 that
                 hath
                 alwayes
                 answered
                 with
                 a
                 happy
                 successe
                 ;
                 for
                 this
                 not
                 onely
                 discriminates
                 betwixt
                 the
                 good
                 and
                 bad
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 good
                 alwaies
                 subsiding
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 floating
                 )
                 but
                 addes
                 legitimation
                 and
                 strength
                 to
                 the
                 approved
                 ones
                 ,
                 making
                 them
                 come
                 forth
                 free
                 and
                 fortified
                 ,
                 and
                 causeth
                 them
                 to
                 hatch
                 almost
                 all
                 at
                 one
                 time
                 .
                 After
                 the
                 good
                 are
                 taken
                 out
                 ,
                 they
                 must
                 be
                 set
                 to
                 drie
                 in
                 the
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 or
                 before
                 the
                 fire
                 ,
                 layd
                 upon
                 very
                 clean
                 paper
                 ,
                 covered
                 with
                 white
                 linnen
                 ,
                 or
                 smooth
                 paper
                 ,
                 lest
                 the
                 ●eat
                 might
                 bring
                 it
                 prejudice
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 vivification
                 of
                 the
                 Seed
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Spring
                 being
                 come
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Mulberries
                 budding
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 seasonable
                 to
                 put
                 them
                 to
                 hatching
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 all
                 other
                 wayes
                 omitted
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 keeping
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 Boxe
                 ,
                 in
                 ones
                 pocket
                 ,
                 between
                 a
                 womans
                 Breasts
                 ,
                 &c.
                 )
                 sorts
                 best
                 with
                 Reason
                 and
                 convenience
                 ,
                 performed
                 thus●
                 viz.
                 That
                 the
                 seed
                 removed
                 from
                 its
                 first
                 vessell
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 committed
                 into
                 a
                 Box
                 lined
                 with
                 Cotton
                 ,
                 over
                 which
                 you
                 must
                 put
                 a
                 white
                 paper
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 seperate
                 the
                 seed
                 from
                 the
                 Cotton
                 ,
                 the●
                 cover
                 the
                 seeds
                 (
                 being
                 not
                 above
                 halfe
                 an
                 inch
                 thick
                 )
                 with
                 a
                 little
                 b●d
                 of
                 Tow
                 ,
                 over
                 which
                 Tow
                 you
                 are
                 to
                 lay
                 a
                 paper
                 pierced
                 very
                 thick
                 with
                 small
                 holes
                 ,
                 much
                 about
                 the
                 bignesse
                 of
                 the
                 tag
                 of
                 a
                 point
                 ;
                 over
                 this
                 paper
                 you
                 shall
                 lay
                 some
                 Mulberry
                 leaves
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 preparative
                 to
                 hatch
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 bring
                 them
                 forth
                 ,
                 lay
                 your
                 Boxe
                 so
                 prepared
                 between
                 two
                 Pillowes
                 ,
                 which
                 moderately
                 warmed
                 with
                 a
                 Pa●
                 every
                 two
                 houres●
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 first
                 three
                 and
                 foure
                 dayes
                 visiting
                 the
                 Box
                 at
                 every
                 such
                 warming
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 to
                 seperate
                 such
                 as
                 you
                 shall
                 see
                 hatched
                 ,
                 who
                 will
                 not
                 faile
                 to
                 creep
                 through
                 the
                 Tow
                 ,
                 and
                 pierced
                 paper
                 to
                 the
                 Mulberry
                 leaves
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 they
                 will
                 cleave
                 :
                 which
                 to
                 remove
                 ,
                 
                 you
                 must
                 draw
                 them
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Boxe
                 by
                 taking
                 hold
                 of
                 the
                 Mu●berry
                 leave●
                 with
                 a
                 needle
                 ,
                 and
                 removing
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 Wormes
                 adherent
                 into
                 a
                 bigger
                 Boxe
                 or
                 sieve
                 ;
                 with
                 paper
                 at
                 the
                 bottomes
                 ,
                 distinguish
                 those
                 of
                 a
                 hasty
                 production
                 from
                 those
                 of
                 a
                 more
                 slow
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 worke
                 may
                 arise
                 more
                 equall
                 .
                 These
                 thus
                 brought
                 forth
                 must
                 by
                 gradations
                 be
                 accustomed
                 to
                 indure
                 the
                 coolenesse
                 of
                 the
                 Spring
                 ,
                 diminishing
                 dayly
                 something
                 from
                 his
                 accidentall
                 warmnesse
                 :
                 the
                 first
                 foure
                 daies
                 let
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 sieve
                 covered
                 with
                 cleane
                 linnen
                 continue
                 upon
                 the
                 bed
                 ,
                 the
                 curtaines
                 closely
                 drawne
                 ,
                 then
                 removed
                 into
                 a
                 warme
                 chamber
                 ,
                 close
                 from
                 all
                 penetrations
                 ,
                 layd
                 upon
                 ranks
                 close
                 together
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 give
                 and
                 receive
                 mutuall
                 warmth
                 ,
                 allowing
                 them
                 a
                 larger
                 proportion
                 of
                 roome
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 increase
                 in
                 body
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 most
                 assured
                 way
                 to
                 preserve
                 the
                 Wormes
                 untill
                 their
                 second
                 change
                 in
                 warmth
                 and
                 security
                 from
                 Vermine
                 ,
                 dust
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 hostilities
                 of
                 nature
                 ,
                 is
                 by
                 a
                 great
                 Presse
                 or
                 Cubbord
                 made
                 with
                 many
                 stages
                 ,
                 parget●ed
                 or
                 pasted
                 for
                 the
                 agreeablenesse
                 of
                 the
                 odou●
                 with
                 Oxe
                 dung
                 ,
                 made
                 of
                 firre
                 ,
                 or
                 mats
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 draw
                 out
                 at
                 will
                 seperately
                 ,
                 equally
                 distant
                 foure
                 inches
                 ,
                 compassed
                 round
                 about
                 with
                 Linnen
                 tackt
                 to
                 the
                 doores
                 ,
                 with
                 paper
                 w●ndowes
                 on
                 the
                 sides
                 and
                 formost
                 doore
                 ,
                 to
                 admit
                 or
                 exclude
                 aire
                 after
                 the
                 exigency
                 of
                 the
                 occasion
                 ;
                 and
                 heere
                 vacant
                 places
                 being
                 left
                 at
                 first
                 to
                 enlarge
                 them
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 increase
                 in
                 growth
                 may
                 they
                 bee
                 distinguished
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Dates
                 of
                 their
                 first
                 appearance
                 upon
                 the
                 Mulberry
                 ,
                 rejecting
                 all
                 that
                 seed
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 enlivened
                 before
                 the
                 fifth
                 day
                 ,
                 as
                 unprofitable
                 for
                 working
                 by
                 confusion
                 of
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 uselesse
                 by
                 their
                 weaknesse
                 .
              
               
                 Foure
                 times
                 doth
                 this
                 excellent
                 Artist
                 change
                 his
                 skinne
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 his
                 so
                 many
                 sicknesses
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 sicknesse
                 arriving
                 within
                 ●ight
                 dayes
                 from
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 is
                 knowne
                 by
                 these
                 symptomes
                 ;
                 the
                 head
                 growes
                 bigge
                 and
                 white
                 ,
                 and
                 hee
                 hides
                 hims●lf●
                 under
                 the
                 leaves
                 :
                 To
                 administer
                 any
                 food
                 were
                 needless●
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 all
                 sick
                 at
                 one
                 instant
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 some
                 must
                 bee
                 giv●n
                 to
                 nourish
                 them
                 which
                 have
                 not
                 arrived
                 to
                 ,
                 or
                 past
                 over
                 their
                 sicknesse
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 shall
                 know
                 by
                 their
                 change
                 of
                 colour
                 and
                 creeping
                 upon
                 fresh
                 leaves
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 second
                 sicknesse
                 arising
                 within
                 eight
                 dayes
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 
                 from
                 thence
                 is
                 knowne
                 by
                 the
                 sa●●
                 accidentalls
                 ,
                 and
                 must
                 have
                 the
                 same
                 applications
                 ,
                 onely
                 now
                 they
                 would
                 bee
                 removed
                 into
                 new
                 ,
                 cleane
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 spacious
                 places
                 :
                 The
                 third
                 is
                 in
                 all
                 like
                 the
                 two
                 other
                 ,
                 though
                 something
                 more
                 dangerous
                 ;
                 heere
                 you
                 must
                 carefully
                 prevent
                 the
                 accession
                 of
                 all
                 cold
                 ayres
                 whatsoever
                 :
                 It
                 may
                 happen
                 that
                 some
                 of
                 these
                 Wormes
                 may
                 grow
                 yellow
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 almost
                 incurable
                 in
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 deadly
                 contagious
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 ;
                 these
                 must
                 bee
                 carefully
                 selected
                 from
                 the
                 rest
                 and
                 ejected
                 .
                 Remove
                 ,
                 enlarge
                 &
                 cleanse
                 as
                 before
                 .
                 Eight
                 or
                 ten
                 dayes
                 after
                 appears
                 the
                 4.
                 change
                 or
                 sicknes
                 ,
                 &
                 now
                 the
                 recovered
                 Worms
                 being
                 increased
                 to
                 their
                 full
                 growth
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 removed
                 ,
                 enlarged
                 ,
                 &
                 cleansed
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 appoynted
                 houres
                 morning
                 and
                 evening
                 must
                 this
                 Worme
                 be●
                 fed
                 from
                 their
                 hatching
                 to
                 their
                 fi●st
                 change
                 or
                 sickness●
                 ;
                 from
                 the
                 second
                 change
                 to
                 the
                 third
                 or
                 fourth
                 ,
                 they
                 must
                 bee
                 fed
                 three
                 times
                 the
                 day
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 ,
                 taking
                 this
                 for
                 an
                 assured
                 maxime
                 ,
                 that
                 after
                 the
                 recovery
                 from
                 their
                 last
                 siknesse
                 ,
                 The
                 very
                 cloying
                 of
                 them
                 with
                 leaves●
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 satiety
                 of
                 their
                 appetite
                 ,
                 accelerates
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 perfection
                 of
                 their
                 taske
                 ;
                 for
                 these
                 curious
                 Vessells
                 will
                 the
                 sooner
                 discharge
                 themselves
                 of
                 their
                 precious
                 inclosed
                 substance
                 ,
                 by
                 how
                 much
                 they
                 are
                 the
                 sooner
                 replenished
                 .
                 Nor
                 is
                 there
                 any
                 prodigall
                 improvidence
                 in
                 this
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 hath
                 beene
                 observed
                 that
                 Wormes
                 have
                 eaten
                 neare
                 as
                 much
                 in
                 eight
                 dayes
                 when
                 more
                 sparingly
                 distributed
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 foure
                 when
                 liberally
                 handed
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 by
                 such
                 wary
                 dispensation
                 they
                 save
                 no
                 leaves
                 ,
                 and
                 lose
                 foure
                 dayes
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 a
                 particular
                 eye
                 of
                 care
                 must
                 bee
                 had
                 to
                 the
                 quality
                 of
                 the
                 leaves
                 you
                 feede
                 with
                 .
                 No
                 goodnesse
                 of
                 a
                 selected
                 tree
                 being
                 capable
                 to
                 secure
                 it selfe
                 against
                 accidentall
                 diseases
                 arising
                 from
                 the
                 unnaturallnesse
                 of
                 seasons
                 ,
                 wherein
                 by
                 extreames
                 of
                 drought
                 or
                 moisture
                 ,
                 mildewes
                 ,
                 heat
                 drops
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 distempers
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 leaves
                 oftentimes
                 becomming
                 yellowish
                 ,
                 spotted
                 ,
                 or
                 speckled
                 ,
                 declare
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 that
                 food
                 highly
                 unwholesome
                 and
                 pernicious
                 :
                 Such
                 as
                 grow
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Sunne
                 in
                 the
                 interior
                 umbragious
                 parts
                 of
                 thick
                 trees
                 are
                 almost
                 as
                 dangerous
                 :
                 No●
                 are
                 the
                 leaves
                 of
                 the
                 second
                 Spring
                 which
                 shoot
                 afresh
                 on
                 trees
                 already
                 disleaved
                 of
                 lesse
                 guilt
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 inequality
                 of
                 their
                 Ages●
                 One
                 banquet
                 of
                 those
                 gives
                 the
                 last
                 repast
                 that
                 your
                 Wormes
                 shall
                 have
                 neede
                 of
                 ,
                 a
                 fluxe
                 thence
                 
                 arising
                 killing
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 easing
                 you
                 of
                 further
                 trouble
                 ,
                 if
                 yo●
                 account
                 it
                 so
                 to
                 be
                 vigilant
                 over
                 your
                 owne
                 profit
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 m●st
                 agreeable
                 to
                 all
                 Wormes
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 fed
                 with
                 leaves
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 age
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 this
                 the
                 feeble
                 Creature
                 shall
                 meete
                 with
                 tender
                 leaves
                 ,
                 then
                 growne
                 strong
                 with
                 leaves
                 ,
                 f●ll
                 growne
                 correspondent
                 to
                 both
                 their
                 complexions
                 .
                 The
                 fault
                 of
                 the
                 wet
                 leaves
                 may
                 bee
                 corrected
                 by
                 patience
                 ,
                 attending
                 the
                 serener
                 season
                 ;
                 but
                 of
                 dry
                 leaves
                 you
                 ought
                 at
                 no
                 time
                 (
                 if
                 you
                 regard
                 your
                 owne
                 profit
                 with
                 a
                 sober
                 providence
                 )
                 to
                 bee
                 unprovided
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 way
                 how
                 to
                 prepare
                 hath
                 beene
                 already
                 delivered
                 in
                 this
                 Treatise
                 .
              
               
                 Th●se
                 precious
                 creatures
                 exact
                 no
                 great
                 expence
                 or
                 laborious
                 care
                 during
                 the
                 first
                 three
                 or
                 foure
                 weekes
                 ,
                 b●ing
                 satisfied
                 with
                 little
                 ,
                 as
                 most
                 agreeeble
                 to
                 the
                 tendernesse
                 and
                 smallnesse
                 of
                 bodies
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 very
                 well
                 entertained
                 with
                 the
                 leaves
                 of
                 the
                 succours
                 or
                 other
                 branches
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 for
                 the
                 profit
                 of
                 the
                 tree
                 on●
                 should
                 necessarily
                 cut
                 them
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 beginning
                 we
                 go
                 to
                 gather
                 leaves
                 with
                 Hankerchiefs
                 ,
                 then
                 with
                 little
                 baskets
                 ,
                 lastly
                 with
                 sacks
                 &
                 maunds
                 ,
                 as
                 growing
                 to
                 a
                 bignesse
                 to
                 re●uire
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 perfection
                 to
                 discern
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 Gatherers
                 of
                 these
                 leaves
                 should
                 handle
                 them
                 with
                 pure
                 and
                 washt
                 hands
                 ,
                 wee
                 have
                 already
                 decla●ed
                 absolutely
                 necessary
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Governour
                 of
                 these
                 chast
                 and
                 magnific●nt
                 Creatures
                 must
                 bee
                 Master
                 of
                 an
                 exact
                 purity
                 .
                 The
                 smell
                 of
                 Tobacco
                 is
                 deadly
                 to
                 them
                 :
                 Let
                 his
                 obs●rvance
                 forbeare
                 it
                 :
                 Let
                 him
                 have
                 a
                 watchfull
                 eye
                 ,
                 that
                 none
                 of
                 an
                 offensive
                 smell
                 approach
                 them
                 ;
                 all
                 ill
                 breathings
                 upon
                 them●
                 whether
                 contracted
                 by
                 fulsome
                 foode
                 or
                 nature
                 make
                 this
                 innocently
                 noble
                 Creature
                 express●
                 her
                 r●sentment
                 by
                 her
                 owne
                 death
                 ,
                 or
                 sicknesse
                 .
                 Let
                 him
                 pu●ifie
                 the
                 rankn●sse
                 of
                 his
                 owne
                 breath
                 (
                 when
                 fasting
                 )
                 with
                 good
                 Wine
                 ere
                 he
                 approach
                 them●
                 with
                 the
                 odour
                 whereof
                 the
                 worme
                 is
                 highly
                 ch●rished
                 .
                 Let
                 the
                 Lodging
                 be
                 swept
                 every
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 preserved
                 so
                 by
                 sprinkling
                 the
                 flou●e
                 with
                 vinegar
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 strawing
                 it
                 wi●h
                 Lavender
                 ,
                 Sp●ke
                 ,
                 Rosemary
                 ,
                 Time
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 of
                 well
                 comforting
                 Odours
                 .
                 To
                 these
                 we
                 may
                 sometim●s
                 adde
                 a
                 p●rfume
                 composed
                 of
                 Frankincense
                 ,
                 Benio●n
                 ,
                 Storax
                 ,
                 and
                 o●her
                 quickning
                 aromaticks
                 bu●ned
                 in
                 the
                 lodging
                 .
              
               
                 Let
                 the
                 Tables
                 be
                 oft●n
                 made
                 cleane
                 and
                 shift●d
                 ,
                 by
                 often
                 ,
                 I
                 meane
                 every
                 ●●ird
                 o●
                 fou●th
                 day
                 a●
                 the
                 fur●hest
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 the
                 
                 litter
                 begins
                 to
                 bee
                 offensive
                 to
                 this
                 curious
                 natured
                 Creature
                 ;
                 especially
                 with
                 the
                 increase
                 of
                 the
                 heate
                 ,
                 let
                 his
                 diligence
                 increase
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 uncleanesse
                 (
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 more
                 then
                 ordinary
                 maligne
                 )
                 cut
                 him
                 from
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 his
                 labours
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 litter
                 must
                 not
                 bee
                 taken
                 away
                 by
                 degrees
                 to
                 the
                 trouble
                 of
                 our
                 curious
                 Creature
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 at
                 once
                 ;
                 which
                 may
                 bee
                 ●ffected
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 leave
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 each
                 Scaffold
                 an
                 empty
                 station
                 to
                 place
                 the
                 adjoyning
                 Wormes
                 on
                 ,
                 whose
                 left
                 station
                 being
                 made
                 cleane
                 is
                 fitted
                 for
                 the
                 next
                 neighbourhood
                 ,
                 and
                 thus
                 may
                 all
                 bee
                 removed
                 and
                 shifted
                 by
                 degrees
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 vacan●
                 table
                 at
                 the
                 other
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 scaffold
                 r●maines
                 to
                 begin
                 againe
                 (
                 as
                 afore
                 )
                 within
                 two
                 ,
                 three
                 ,
                 or
                 foure
                 dayes
                 at
                 the
                 longest
                 .
                 And
                 thus
                 without
                 carrying
                 far
                 ,
                 the
                 Wormes
                 shall
                 bee
                 removed
                 with
                 ease
                 and
                 security
                 ,
                 not
                 once
                 laying
                 the
                 finger
                 upon
                 their
                 tender
                 bodies
                 ;
                 for
                 giving
                 them
                 fresh
                 leaves
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 replacing
                 ,
                 the
                 Worme
                 wil●
                 fasten
                 to
                 the
                 leafe
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 leafe
                 may
                 bee
                 removed
                 with
                 his
                 precious
                 burthen
                 ,
                 with
                 no
                 lesse
                 safety
                 then
                 convenience
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 will
                 bee
                 requisite
                 to
                 dispose
                 the
                 tables
                 in
                 such
                 a
                 fashion
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 bee
                 seperately
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 scaffold
                 like
                 tills
                 out
                 of
                 drawers
                 ;
                 for
                 this
                 the
                 easiest
                 and
                 lesse
                 nocent
                 way
                 of
                 cleansing
                 ,
                 as
                 preventing
                 the
                 falling
                 of
                 any
                 stench
                 upon
                 the
                 lower
                 ●ables
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 more
                 suddenly
                 discharged
                 of
                 their
                 filth
                 and
                 ordure
                 ,
                 meerely
                 by
                 striking
                 them
                 gently
                 on
                 the
                 floore
                 ,
                 which
                 done
                 ,
                 let
                 them
                 bee
                 swept
                 and
                 brushed
                 perfectly
                 well
                 ;
                 Let
                 the
                 tables
                 on
                 which
                 you
                 put
                 your
                 Wormes
                 after
                 their
                 first
                 sicknesse
                 bee
                 sprinkled
                 with
                 Vinegar
                 or
                 Wine
                 ,
                 then
                 rubbed
                 over
                 with
                 sweete
                 Hearbes
                 to
                 delight
                 and
                 encourage
                 them
                 to
                 labour
                 .
                 Some
                 have
                 made
                 tryall●
                 which
                 hath
                 succeeded
                 happily
                 of
                 the
                 smell
                 of
                 Garlick
                 and
                 Onions
                 to
                 refresh
                 them
                 ;
                 I
                 dare
                 not
                 absolutely
                 assent
                 to
                 this
                 experiment
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 is
                 cleare
                 as
                 Su●●e-shine
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Worme
                 not
                 onely
                 rejoyces
                 in
                 agreeable
                 odours
                 ,
                 but
                 is
                 succoured
                 thereby
                 in
                 his
                 greatest
                 ●aladies
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 we
                 now
                 intend
                 to
                 discourse
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 causes
                 of
                 extraordinary
                 maladies
                 in
                 Wormes
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 ●●re
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 extreames
                 of
                 colds
                 and
                 heates
                 ,
                 the
                 too
                 sparing
                 ,
                 or
                 too
                 abundant
                 administration
                 of
                 victualls
                 in
                 their
                 severall
                 ages
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 maligne
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 leaves
                 are
                 the
                 principle
                 causes
                 of
                 all
                 extraordinary
                 maladies
                 which
                 afflict
                 this
                 Creature
                 .
                 If
                 the
                 in●lemency
                 of
                 Cold
                 hath
                 benummed
                 or
                 diseased
                 this
                 innocent
                 Artist
                 ,
                 the
                 stove
                 or
                 oven
                 formerly
                 mentioned
                 will
                 recover
                 it
                 (
                 the
                 stopping
                 of
                 all
                 windowes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 admissories
                 of
                 aire
                 cooperating●
                 )
                 To
                 the
                 greater
                 complement
                 of
                 the
                 c●re
                 ,
                 let
                 the
                 lodging
                 bee
                 perfumed
                 with
                 redolent
                 G●mmes
                 ,
                 with
                 Wine
                 ,
                 strong
                 Vinegar
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Aqua
                   vitae
                
                 :
                 If
                 on
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 the
                 torrid
                 violence
                 of
                 heate
                 have
                 wasted
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 this
                 suddaine
                 and
                 excellent
                 spinner
                 :
                 The
                 fresh
                 aire
                 admitted
                 at
                 the
                 doo●es
                 and
                 windowes
                 some
                 brave
                 artificiall
                 Fannes
                 or
                 Ventalls
                 to
                 raise
                 this
                 breath
                 ,
                 if
                 too
                 little
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 the
                 last
                 the
                 exposing
                 them
                 upon
                 their
                 tables
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 lodgings
                 to
                 enjoy
                 an
                 uncontrouled
                 and
                 liberall
                 communion
                 of
                 the
                 aire
                 ,
                 some
                 halfe
                 an
                 houre
                 before
                 Sunne
                 rising
                 are
                 the
                 proper
                 meanes
                 of
                 their
                 recovery
                 .
                 Those
                 which
                 by
                 a
                 wastfull
                 liberality
                 of
                 their
                 keeper
                 in
                 the
                 t●ndernesse
                 of
                 their
                 age
                 have
                 injured
                 themselves
                 with
                 over
                 fe●ding
                 ,
                 must
                 bee
                 cured
                 by
                 a
                 two
                 dayes
                 abstinence
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 some
                 two
                 succeeding
                 dayes
                 dieted
                 with
                 a
                 moderation
                 .
                 Those
                 who
                 famished
                 by
                 the
                 negligenc●
                 of
                 their
                 keeper
                 are
                 almost
                 languishing
                 to
                 death
                 ,
                 mus●
                 bee
                 restored
                 by
                 giving
                 them
                 meate
                 in
                 slender
                 proportion
                 ,
                 but
                 frequently
                 repeated
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 a
                 dyet
                 regaining
                 their
                 forfeited
                 appetite
                 .
                 Those
                 which
                 by
                 having
                 fed
                 on
                 yellow
                 spotted
                 ,
                 or
                 too
                 yong
                 leaves
                 have
                 contracted
                 a
                 fl●xe
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 a
                 jaundice
                 and
                 spotted
                 colour
                 ,
                 i●
                 companied
                 with
                 black
                 bruisings
                 ,
                 must
                 upon
                 the
                 first
                 inspection
                 bee
                 immediately
                 ●emoved
                 into
                 seperate
                 chambers
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 change
                 of
                 ayre
                 and
                 dyet
                 may
                 labour
                 for
                 their
                 almost
                 desperate
                 cure
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 prevent
                 a
                 contagion
                 ,
                 which
                 from
                 thence
                 would
                 universally
                 domineere
                 .
                 But
                 such
                 Wormes
                 which
                 as
                 an
                 accession
                 to
                 this
                 last
                 disease
                 you
                 should
                 behold
                 bathed
                 on
                 the
                 belly
                 by
                 a
                 certain
                 humour
                 flowing
                 in
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 their
                 bodies
                 ,
                 are
                 as
                 incurable
                 ,
                 good
                 for
                 nothing
                 but
                 to
                 repast
                 your
                 Poultry
                 .
              
               
               
                 Indeed
                 excepting
                 this
                 last
                 inexpugnable
                 malady
                 perfumes
                 and
                 change
                 of
                 chambers
                 are
                 generally
                 conducing
                 to
                 overcome
                 all
                 diseases
                 and
                 to
                 res●ore
                 a
                 new
                 health
                 and
                 vigour
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 noble
                 Creature
                 is
                 by
                 nature
                 sufficiently
                 priviledged
                 from
                 these
                 diseases
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 unskilfullnesse
                 or
                 negligence
                 of
                 the
                 keeper
                 did
                 not
                 violate
                 this
                 priviledge
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 that
                 violation
                 increase
                 his
                 owne
                 trouble
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 is
                 this
                 care
                 of
                 the
                 keeper
                 to
                 bee
                 onely
                 limited
                 to
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 the
                 night
                 too
                 must
                 require
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 vigilance
                 ;
                 Mice
                 and
                 Rats
                 then
                 take
                 advantage
                 ,
                 and
                 grieved
                 that
                 any
                 Creature
                 should
                 labour
                 for
                 man
                 without
                 their
                 participation
                 or
                 obstruction
                 devoure
                 them
                 by
                 Troopes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Cat
                 her selfe
                 enters
                 in●o
                 a
                 league
                 with
                 these
                 her
                 usuall
                 prey●
                 to
                 prey
                 upon
                 these
                 poore
                 things
                 ,
                 whose
                 innocency
                 and
                 excellency
                 makes
                 them
                 the
                 more
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 their
                 cruell
                 avarice
                 .
                 To
                 remedy
                 this
                 ,
                 the
                 house
                 must
                 not
                 bee
                 without
                 continuall
                 Lampes
                 ,
                 Bells
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 vaine
                 terrours
                 to
                 affright
                 them
                 :
                 The
                 keeper
                 himselfe
                 also
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 Depu●y
                 must
                 fr●quently
                 walke
                 round
                 about
                 his
                 little
                 A●my
                 .
                 And
                 left
                 the
                 Oyle
                 (
                 which
                 occas●ons
                 divers
                 indispositions
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 fall
                 but
                 in
                 a
                 drop
                 upon
                 these
                 nice
                 A●●●sts
                 )
                 might
                 bee
                 prejudiciall
                 ,
                 the
                 Lamp●s
                 should
                 bee
                 affixed
                 on
                 the
                 wall
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 portable
                 lights
                 with
                 which
                 hee
                 visits
                 his
                 curious
                 charge
                 of
                 Waxe
                 ,
                 Tallow
                 ,
                 firre●tree
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 of
                 inn●xious
                 ,
                 but
                 illuminative
                 substance
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 things
                 well
                 observed
                 ,
                 within
                 seaven
                 or
                 eight
                 da●es
                 at
                 the
                 most
                 ,
                 succeeding
                 their
                 fourth
                 and
                 l●st
                 exuviall
                 sickness●
                 ;
                 The
                 W●rmes
                 dispose
                 themselves
                 to
                 pay
                 the
                 expence
                 of
                 their
                 Diet.
                 To
                 make
                 preparation
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 there
                 must
                 bee
                 accommodations
                 of
                 r●●●
                 necessary
                 for
                 these
                 Wormes
                 to
                 〈◊〉
                 up
                 to
                 vomit
                 their
                 silke
                 ,
                 and
                 fasten
                 their
                 Webs
                 by
                 .
                 To
                 assemble
                 these
                 Wormes
                 (
                 the
                 terme
                 assigned
                 to
                 this
                 worke
                 )
                 the
                 most
                 proper
                 matters
                 are
                 Rosemary
                 ,
                 cutting
                 of
                 Vines
                 ●●oots
                 ,
                 of
                 Chestn●●s
                 ,
                 Okes
                 ,
                 Osiers
                 ,
                 Sallowes
                 ,
                 Elmes
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 generall
                 of
                 all
                 flexible
                 shrubs
                 ,
                 not
                 having
                 any
                 disagreeing
                 od●ur
                 .
                 The
                 feet
                 of
                 these
                 rods
                 ●v●ned
                 for
                 the
                 bet●●r
                 fixure
                 shall
                 bee
                 joyned
                 at
                 15
                 inches
                 distant
                 to
                 the
                 table
                 below
                 ,
                 ●nd
                 th●
                 t●p●
                 of
                 them
                 arch●d
                 together
                 at
                 that
                 above●
                 Which
                 Epit●●●all
                 A●phitheater
                 is
                 Mast●r
                 of
                 as
                 much
                 beauty
                 as
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 CAESARS
                 in
                 the
                 greate●●
                 volume
                 of
                 their
                 lustre
                 and
                 magnifice●ce
                 ;
                 the
                 upper
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Arch
                 must
                 bee
                 plent●●ully
                 interwoven
                 with
                 
                 sprigs
                 of
                 Lavender
                 ,
                 Spike
                 ,
                 Thyme
                 ,
                 and
                 shrubs
                 delectable
                 to
                 the
                 smell
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 intermixture
                 the
                 Wormes
                 shall
                 have
                 ample
                 sat●sfaction
                 to
                 their
                 restlesse
                 curiosity
                 ,
                 where
                 firmly
                 to
                 fasten
                 their
                 rich
                 matter
                 ,
                 having
                 an
                 election
                 of
                 such
                 delectation
                 of
                 Perfumes
                 ,
                 &
                 variety
                 of
                 shoots
                 :
                 But
                 these
                 twigs
                 must
                 by
                 no
                 means
                 be
                 green
                 ,
                 the
                 moisture
                 extreamly
                 offending
                 the
                 Cattell
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 suddenly
                 withering
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 aire
                 be
                 moyst
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Wormes
                 being
                 removed
                 to
                 these
                 Amphitheatrall
                 Trophies
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 easily
                 discover
                 their
                 gratefull
                 inclination
                 to
                 spinne
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 bignesse
                 of
                 body
                 ,
                 brightnesse
                 ,
                 and
                 clearenesse
                 of
                 belly
                 and
                 neck
                 ,
                 neglect
                 of
                 meat
                 ,
                 and
                 irregular
                 wandring
                 through
                 the
                 Troope
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 ●●ttle
                 af●er
                 to
                 fulfill
                 these
                 promises
                 they
                 ascend
                 their
                 branches
                 to
                 vomit
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 spinne
                 out
                 their
                 silky
                 substance
                 .
                 Here
                 you
                 must
                 diminish
                 their
                 Ordinary
                 ,
                 dayly
                 ,
                 for
                 they
                 will
                 in
                 short
                 time
                 have
                 united
                 themselves
                 to
                 those
                 shoots
                 or
                 twigs
                 ,
                 quite
                 forsaking
                 the
                 table
                 .
                 Those
                 Wormes
                 which
                 clime
                 not
                 before
                 the
                 others
                 union
                 to
                 the
                 branches
                 are
                 of
                 a
                 latter
                 hatching
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 prevent
                 all
                 unseasonable
                 intertextures
                 in
                 generall
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 retarding
                 and
                 perishing
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 worke
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 assembled
                 two
                 other
                 tables
                 arched
                 as
                 these
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 worke
                 together
                 at
                 one
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 knowledge
                 (
                 when
                 these
                 Wormes
                 have
                 perfected
                 their
                 Cod●
                 or
                 bottoms
                 )
                 may
                 be
                 obtained
                 by
                 an
                 eare
                 that
                 is
                 but
                 the
                 leastwaies
                 curious
                 ,
                 these
                 creatures
                 making
                 both
                 a
                 pleasant
                 humming
                 in
                 feeding
                 and
                 continuing
                 it
                 in
                 fashioning
                 their
                 bottoms
                 ,
                 give
                 that
                 noise
                 and
                 their
                 compleated
                 worke
                 over
                 both
                 together
                 .
                 That
                 which
                 falls
                 next
                 is
                 the
                 propagation
                 of
                 the
                 seed
                 to
                 be
                 preserved
                 till
                 the
                 next
                 Harvest
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Propagation
                 of
                 the
                 Silke
                 Worme
                 seed
                 .
              
               
                 HAppy
                 creature
                 ,
                 which
                 livest
                 onely
                 to
                 doe
                 mankinde
                 service●
                 and
                 dyest
                 when
                 thou
                 hast
                 accomplished
                 i●
                 !
                 Miracle
                 of
                 Nature
                 !
                 a
                 Worme
                 shut
                 up
                 in
                 his
                 owne
                 monument
                 ,
                 breakes
                 through
                 his
                 silky
                 grave
                 ,
                 transformed
                 into
                 a
                 Butterflye●
                 employes
                 ten
                 dayes
                 to
                 erect
                 himselfe
                 a
                 s●pulchre
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 equall
                 proportion
                 of
                 time
                 to
                 leave
                 it●
                 disimpri●oning
                 himselfe
                 from
                 his
                 owne
                 interment
                 ,
                 by
                 perforation
                 of
                 his
                 bottome
                 ,
                 he
                 returnes
                 to
                 the
                 view
                 of
                 Mankinde
                 in
                 the
                 figure
                 
                 of
                 a
                 Butterflye
                 ,
                 with
                 wings
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 already
                 try●●ph'd
                 over
                 his
                 Mortality
                 ;
                 which
                 done
                 ,
                 he
                 and
                 his
                 co-triumphall
                 Females
                 ,
                 coupling
                 together
                 perpetuate
                 their
                 species
                 by
                 dissolution
                 of
                 their
                 bodies
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 which
                 compleats
                 the
                 miracle
                 ,
                 may
                 arise
                 from
                 the
                 long
                 abstinence
                 of
                 this
                 living
                 three
                 and
                 twenty
                 dayes
                 imprisoned
                 without
                 any
                 sustenance
                 or
                 fruition
                 of
                 that
                 which
                 he
                 takes
                 a
                 particular
                 delight
                 in
                 ,
                 day
                 light
                 .
              
               
                 Removing
                 your
                 branches
                 from
                 the
                 Tables
                 ,
                 and
                 your
                 silke-balls
                 or
                 bottomes
                 from
                 the
                 Branches
                 5
                 dayes
                 after
                 the
                 worke
                 is
                 perfected
                 ,
                 the
                 B●lls
                 are
                 then
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 election
                 of
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 seed
                 as
                 you
                 wil
                 preserve
                 for
                 the
                 year
                 following
                 .
                 Bonoeill
                 ,
                 &
                 
                   De
                   Serres
                
                 do
                 both
                 agree
                 that
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 proportioned
                 200
                 Balls
                 for
                 one
                 ounce
                 of
                 seed
                 ,
                 the
                 Balls
                 M●le
                 and
                 Female
                 (
                 the
                 description
                 of
                 which
                 hereafter
                 .
                 )
                 But
                 whereas
                 Bonoeill
                 is
                 of
                 opinion
                 that
                 a
                 hundred
                 double
                 or
                 trebble
                 Bottomes
                 which
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 Wormes
                 have
                 spunne
                 and
                 made
                 up
                 in
                 common
                 ,
                 will
                 produce
                 so
                 many
                 Wormes
                 as
                 Bottoms
                 :
                 I
                 demand
                 his
                 pardon
                 if
                 I
                 accede
                 rather
                 to
                 the
                 judgement
                 of
                 
                   D●
                   Serres
                
                 :
                 for
                 from
                 every
                 double
                 or
                 triple
                 Bottome
                 there
                 comes
                 forth
                 but
                 one
                 Butterflye
                 ,
                 though
                 it
                 hath
                 more
                 within
                 :
                 the
                 Reason
                 is
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 not
                 probable
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 be
                 all
                 ripe
                 together
                 ,
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 most
                 mature
                 by
                 perforation
                 of
                 the
                 Balls
                 ,
                 ●xposes
                 the
                 other
                 to
                 the
                 assault
                 of
                 the
                 aire
                 ,
                 which
                 giving
                 them
                 cold
                 ,
                 they
                 dye
                 imperfect
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 distinguish
                 the
                 sexes
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Male
                 of
                 the
                 worme
                 ,
                 when
                 grown
                 great
                 ,
                 is
                 knowne
                 from
                 the
                 Female
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 wrinkled
                 head●
                 and
                 a
                 great
                 appea●ance
                 of
                 eyes
                 ;
                 the
                 Female
                 hath
                 the
                 head
                 round
                 without
                 any
                 such
                 appearance
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Bottomes
                 o●
                 Balls
                 the
                 M●le
                 is
                 k●owne
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 work●d
                 himselfe
                 into
                 a
                 Bottome
                 ,
                 long
                 slender
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 much
                 sharper
                 at
                 one
                 end
                 then
                 the
                 other
                 :
                 the
                 Bottomes
                 of
                 the
                 Female
                 are
                 bigger
                 ,
                 softer
                 ,
                 ●ound
                 at
                 one
                 end
                 ,
                 halfe
                 poynted
                 at
                 the
                 other
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Sex
                 in
                 those
                 Butterflyes
                 is
                 thus
                 distinguished
                 :
                 the
                 Male
                 is
                 lesser
                 of
                 body
                 then
                 the
                 Fem●le
                 ,
                 stirring
                 the
                 wings
                 more
                 often
                 and
                 more
                 strongly
                 .
                 Selecting
                 then
                 two
                 hundred
                 bottomes
                 (
                 male
                 &
                 female
                 included
                 in
                 the
                 number
                 )
                 you
                 must
                 passe
                 a
                 thread
                 through
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 outward
                 
                 Downe
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 Sleave
                 of
                 the
                 Ball
                 (
                 using
                 a
                 wary
                 hand
                 that
                 you
                 pierce
                 not
                 into
                 the
                 silke
                 ,
                 lest
                 the
                 cold
                 getting
                 in
                 you
                 should
                 quite
                 abortive
                 your
                 Wormes
                 )
                 of
                 which
                 you
                 must
                 make
                 severall
                 connexions
                 composed
                 of
                 an
                 equall
                 number
                 of
                 both
                 Sexes
                 ;
                 these
                 (
                 to
                 prevent
                 Rats
                 and
                 Mice
                 )
                 must
                 be
                 hang'd
                 upon
                 some
                 hooke
                 in
                 a
                 chamber
                 of
                 ●iddle
                 temper
                 ,
                 but
                 something
                 inclining
                 to
                 coolenesse
                 ,
                 yet
                 however
                 not
                 subject
                 to
                 moysture
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Butterflyes
                 may
                 come
                 out
                 with
                 the
                 more
                 facility
                 ,
              
               
                 Having
                 pierced
                 through
                 their
                 confinement
                 ,
                 though
                 nature
                 her selfe
                 infu●es
                 in
                 them
                 disposed
                 applications
                 to
                 finde
                 out
                 their
                 opposite
                 Sexes
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 necessary
                 to
                 couple
                 such
                 as
                 yet
                 are
                 disjoyned
                 :
                 all
                 which
                 ,
                 after
                 you
                 shall
                 perceive
                 them
                 in
                 conjuncture
                 ,
                 must
                 bee
                 s●t
                 either
                 upon
                 Say
                 ,
                 Piropus
                 ,
                 Tammey
                 ,
                 Chamlet
                 ,
                 the
                 Backside
                 of
                 old
                 Velvet
                 ,
                 in
                 generall
                 vpon
                 any
                 stuffe
                 which
                 has
                 no
                 woolly
                 Downe
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 graine
                 may
                 be
                 lost
                 ,
                 or
                 where
                 it
                 may
                 get
                 betweene
                 the
                 threads
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 linnen
                 )
                 hang'd
                 upon
                 the
                 wall
                 close
                 by
                 their
                 Balls
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 defect
                 of
                 such
                 stuffe
                 ,
                 take
                 Walnut-tree
                 leaves
                 one
                 handfull
                 ,
                 or
                 mo●e
                 as
                 you
                 shall
                 see
                 occasion
                 ,
                 tye
                 them
                 by
                 dozens
                 backsides
                 together
                 ,
                 ha●g
                 them
                 at
                 severall
                 nailes
                 or
                 pinnes
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 the
                 coupled
                 Buterflies
                 thereon
                 .
                 Take
                 the
                 Chamlet
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 stuffes
                 ,
                 receiving
                 the
                 seed
                 ,
                 and
                 rub
                 it
                 gently
                 between
                 your
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 seed
                 will
                 come
                 out
                 with
                 great
                 facility
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 principall
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Butterflyes
                 issuing
                 out
                 from
                 the
                 Cod
                 ,
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 morning
                 about
                 eight
                 of
                 the
                 Clock
                 :
                 the
                 seed
                 collected
                 must
                 be
                 put
                 into
                 a
                 Boxe
                 very
                 cleane
                 pasted
                 with
                 paper
                 ,
                 to
                 exclude
                 all
                 aire
                 or
                 dust
                 ,
                 kept
                 in
                 a
                 Chest
                 in
                 a
                 drye
                 temperate
                 place
                 where
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 preserved
                 till
                 the
                 Spring
                 following
                 ,
                 avoyding
                 to
                 make
                 any
                 continuall
                 fires
                 in
                 such
                 Chambe●s
                 ,
                 lest
                 the
                 warmth
                 untimely
                 hatch
                 the
                 Wormes
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 brought
                 forth
                 at
                 such
                 a
                 season
                 must
                 perish
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 food
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Spaniard
                 takes
                 commonly
                 the
                 double
                 and
                 triple
                 Balls
                 for
                 seed
                 ,
                 not
                 that
                 he
                 conceites
                 every
                 double
                 Ball
                 should
                 produce
                 two
                 Butterflyes
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 conceit
                 of
                 more
                 fondnesse
                 ,
                 Male
                 and
                 Female
                 :
                 but
                 because
                 the
                 multiplicity
                 of
                 creatures
                 spinning
                 their
                 silk
                 in
                 common
                 ,
                 make
                 the
                 worke
                 so
                 confused
                 that
                 they
                 cannot
                 well
                 winde
                 it
                 off
                 ,
                 which
                 makes
                 them
                 be
                 put
                 in
                 the
                 ranke
                 of
                 the
                 pierced
                 ones
                 for
                 sleave●
                 and
                 I
                 must
                 ingeniously
                 acknowledge
                 my selfe
                 to
                 
                 a●●ede
                 to
                 his
                 opinion
                 ;
                 for
                 these
                 d●●●le
                 and
                 triple
                 balls
                 a●e
                 not
                 u●apt
                 ●or
                 this
                 pu●pose
                 since
                 they
                 com●on●y
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   D●
                   Serres
                
                 observes
                 ,
                 come
                 rather
                 from
                 a
                 lustinesse
                 and
                 supplenesse
                 of
                 the
                 Worme●
                 then
                 any
                 naturall
                 debility
                 :
                 Which
                 su●e
                 are
                 so
                 much
                 fitter
                 to
                 bee
                 culled
                 out
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 best
                 balls
                 m●y
                 bee
                 made
                 into
                 silke
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 easily
                 winde
                 and
                 the
                 seede
                 of
                 these
                 which
                 is
                 fully
                 as
                 proper
                 for
                 seed●
                 but
                 lesse
                 apt
                 for
                 silke
                 :
                 neither
                 doe
                 I
                 know
                 why
                 they
                 should
                 not
                 bee
                 preferred
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 Spanish
                 seed
                 ●●oc●eding
                 from
                 these
                 double
                 and
                 triple
                 Balls
                 carries
                 a
                 particular
                 ●●●●eminence
                 above
                 the
                 rest●
                 which
                 if
                 wee
                 shall
                 make
                 ●se
                 of
                 ,
                 the
                 us●
                 is
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 others
                 ,
                 except
                 that
                 they
                 must
                 bee
                 clipped
                 at
                 the
                 smaller
                 end
                 with
                 the
                 poynt
                 of
                 a
                 p●ire
                 of
                 scissors
                 ,
                 with
                 ●
                 regard
                 that
                 you
                 cut
                 not
                 cleane
                 through
                 the
                 bo●tome
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 by
                 admission
                 of
                 wind
                 destroy
                 the
                 Worm
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 they
                 doe
                 that
                 the
                 Butte●flies●
                 if
                 more
                 then
                 one
                 ,
                 may
                 finde
                 an
                 easie
                 passage
                 ;
                 the
                 best
                 bottomes
                 (
                 if
                 you
                 will
                 preserve
                 them
                 )
                 for
                 Graine
                 ,
                 are
                 great
                 ,
                 hard
                 ,
                 weighty
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 carnation
                 or
                 flesh
                 colour
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 balls
                 preserved
                 for
                 seed
                 being
                 made
                 choice
                 of
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 thing
                 wee
                 are
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 is
                 ,
                 how
                 to
                 winde
                 off
                 the
                 bottomes
                 designed
                 for
                 silke
                 :
                 Which
                 would
                 bee
                 of
                 much
                 more
                 advantage
                 for
                 pu●ity
                 and
                 plenty
                 of
                 silke
                 ,
                 and
                 facility
                 of
                 labour
                 if
                 they
                 could
                 immediately
                 bee
                 wound
                 off
                 .
                 The
                 silke
                 so
                 fresh●y
                 taken
                 unwinding
                 without
                 any
                 losse
                 or
                 violence
                 :
                 But
                 this
                 delayed
                 ,
                 the
                 Gumme
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 Worme
                 fastens
                 her
                 threads
                 becomming
                 dry
                 ,
                 doth
                 so
                 harden
                 the
                 bottome
                 ,
                 that
                 without
                 difficulty
                 and
                 losse
                 ,
                 the
                 winding
                 cannot
                 bee
                 ●ccomplished
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 expeditious
                 winding
                 prevents
                 the
                 enclosed
                 Worme
                 of
                 her
                 full
                 metamorphose
                 into
                 a
                 Butterflye●
                 and
                 the
                 bottome
                 from
                 perforation
                 :
                 But
                 then
                 where
                 shall
                 wee
                 finde
                 so
                 many
                 workemen
                 if
                 the
                 designe
                 were
                 generall
                 ,
                 as
                 could
                 in
                 seven
                 or
                 eight
                 dayes
                 winde
                 off
                 so
                 many
                 millions
                 of
                 bottomes
                 ?
                 Not
                 excluding
                 therefore
                 such
                 as
                 can
                 have
                 that
                 conveniency
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 best
                 course
                 to
                 kill
                 the
                 Butterflyes
                 in
                 those
                 bottomes
                 which
                 wee
                 cannot
                 winde
                 off
                 ,
                 is
                 by
                 exposing
                 and
                 laying
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 the
                 heate
                 of
                 which
                 in
                 its
                 owne
                 worke
                 stifles
                 this
                 Creature
                 :
                 But
                 let
                 this
                 bee
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 daye●
                 successively
                 (
                 not
                 all
                 at
                 one
                 exposure
                 ,
                 lest
                 your
                 silke
                 be
                 burned
                 instead
                 of
                 stifling
                 its
                 spinner
                 )
                 two
                 houres
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 houres
                 afternoone
                 
                 each
                 day
                 respectively
                 .
                 Let
                 the
                 bottomes
                 ,
                 spread
                 upon
                 sheets
                 be
                 turned
                 often
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 heate
                 may
                 destroy
                 equally
                 ,
                 no
                 one
                 excepted
                 from
                 this
                 sharpe
                 insolation
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 must
                 not
                 bee
                 done
                 with
                 a
                 rude
                 hand
                 ,
                 which
                 instead
                 of
                 turning
                 them
                 may
                 bruise
                 the
                 Worme
                 ,
                 the
                 slimy
                 matter
                 of
                 whose
                 body
                 ,
                 being
                 thus
                 bruised
                 ,
                 is
                 very
                 pr●judiciall
                 both
                 for
                 staining
                 the
                 silke
                 ,
                 and
                 gluing
                 it
                 so
                 together
                 ,
                 that
                 no
                 Artist
                 can
                 ever
                 unwinde
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Removing
                 them
                 therefore
                 oftentimes
                 during
                 such
                 sunning
                 with
                 a
                 gentle
                 hand
                 ,
                 wrap
                 them
                 thus
                 warmed
                 in
                 sheets
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 them
                 lye
                 in
                 a
                 fresh
                 dry
                 chamber
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 Sunne
                 should
                 faile
                 ,
                 an
                 Oven
                 of
                 such
                 moderate
                 heate
                 as
                 is
                 usuall
                 after
                 two
                 houres
                 drawing
                 the
                 bread
                 ,
                 or
                 heated
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 degree
                 of
                 warmth
                 (
                 laying
                 it
                 over
                 with
                 boards
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 bottomes
                 in
                 sacks
                 upon
                 those
                 boards
                 ,
                 there
                 remaining
                 each
                 time
                 an
                 houre
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 ,
                 repeating
                 it
                 till
                 your
                 experience
                 by
                 opening
                 the
                 most
                 suspected
                 bottome
                 finde
                 the
                 inclosed
                 Worme
                 consumed
                 )
                 will
                 bee
                 of
                 equall
                 operation
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 best
                 and
                 least
                 practised
                 course
                 is
                 this
                 :
                 Take
                 your
                 bottomes
                 ,
                 and
                 fill
                 such
                 a
                 Furnace
                 or
                 Copper
                 as
                 your
                 Brewers
                 use
                 ,
                 halfe
                 full
                 of
                 Water
                 :
                 Within
                 three
                 fingers
                 breadth
                 of
                 this
                 boyling
                 water
                 ,
                 lay
                 a
                 lid
                 or
                 planke
                 or
                 board
                 within
                 the
                 Copper
                 ,
                 bored
                 through
                 as
                 thick
                 with
                 holes
                 as
                 a
                 Cullender
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 fit
                 to
                 the
                 side
                 of
                 the
                 Furnace
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 by
                 no
                 meanes
                 may
                 sinke
                 into
                 the
                 water
                 :
                 Upon
                 this
                 cover
                 lay
                 a
                 thin
                 Carpet
                 of
                 Darnix
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 Carpet
                 the
                 silke
                 bottomes
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 bee
                 often
                 stirred
                 ,
                 with
                 care
                 not
                 to
                 use
                 too
                 much
                 violence
                 .
                 The
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Copper
                 ,
                 except
                 when
                 you
                 stir
                 the
                 bottomes
                 ,
                 must
                 bee
                 constantly
                 covered
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 h●are
                 may
                 smother
                 the
                 Wormes
                 :
                 Your
                 Wormes
                 being
                 dead
                 ,
                 lay
                 your
                 bottomes
                 in
                 some
                 roome
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 is
                 aire
                 to
                 dry
                 their
                 moysture
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 an
                 assured
                 (
                 though
                 not
                 vulgar
                 )
                 experiment
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 it
                 your
                 silke
                 becomes
                 as
                 easie
                 in
                 the
                 winding
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 pure
                 in
                 colour
                 and
                 substance
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 had
                 beene
                 spunne
                 the
                 same
                 moment
                 the
                 Worme
                 had
                 given
                 it
                 perfection
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 winde
                 off
                 the
                 Silke
                 from
                 the
                 Cod
                 or
                 Bottome
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 winding
                 off
                 the
                 silke
                 from
                 the
                 Cod
                 or
                 bottome
                 ,
                 is
                 thus
                 ●ffected
                 :
                 fill
                 a
                 Caldron
                 full
                 of
                 very
                 faire
                 water
                 and
                 set
                 it
                 upon
                 a
                 Furnace
                 ,
                 heate
                 it
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 degree
                 that
                 〈◊〉
                 water
                 becomes
                 bubbled
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 though
                 there
                 were
                 small
                 Pearles
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 ,
                 being
                 ready
                 to
                 seeth
                 ;
                 then
                 cast
                 in
                 your
                 Cods
                 or
                 bottomes
                 ,
                 still
                 stirring
                 them
                 up
                 and
                 downe
                 with
                 broome
                 or
                 other
                 small
                 bushes
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 shall
                 see
                 that
                 the
                 heate
                 is
                 not
                 capable
                 to
                 make
                 your
                 bottomes
                 winde
                 ,
                 augment
                 your
                 fire
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 abate
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 bottomes
                 winding
                 the
                 threads
                 will
                 take
                 hold
                 of
                 the
                 broome
                 or
                 brushes
                 ;
                 draw
                 those
                 threads
                 so
                 affixed
                 the
                 length
                 of
                 halfe
                 a
                 yard
                 and
                 more
                 out
                 with
                 your
                 fingers
                 ,
                 till
                 all
                 the
                 grossenesse
                 of
                 the
                 bottome
                 b●e
                 wound
                 off
                 ,
                 which
                 cutting
                 off
                 and
                 laying
                 aside
                 ,
                 take
                 all
                 the
                 thr●ads
                 of
                 your
                 bottomes
                 united
                 into
                 one
                 and
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 bignesse
                 of
                 thread
                 you
                 intend
                 to
                 make
                 (
                 as
                 whether
                 sowing
                 or
                 stitching
                 )
                 chose
                 the
                 number
                 ,
                 not
                 letting
                 the
                 other
                 threads
                 fall
                 into
                 the
                 water
                 againe
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 bee
                 reserved
                 to
                 succeede
                 )
                 which
                 you
                 must
                 runne
                 through
                 an
                 Wyer
                 Ring
                 ,
                 appoynted
                 for
                 to
                 ranke
                 the
                 threads
                 which
                 (
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 in
                 the
                 draught
                 or
                 Picture
                 )
                 must
                 be
                 fastened
                 upon
                 the
                 fore
                 part
                 of
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 wood
                 set
                 directly
                 upon
                 a
                 forme
                 before
                 the
                 round
                 or
                 circle
                 ,
                 which
                 wee
                 call
                 a
                 Bobin
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 which
                 piece
                 in
                 a
                 little
                 space
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 ,
                 are
                 fastned
                 two
                 Bobins
                 ,
                 distant
                 from
                 one
                 another
                 two
                 fingers
                 ;
                 from
                 this
                 wyer
                 ring
                 the
                 thread
                 must
                 bee
                 drawne
                 and
                 crossed
                 upon
                 the
                 bobins
                 ,
                 whose
                 onely
                 use
                 there
                 is
                 to
                 twist
                 the
                 silke
                 through
                 a
                 ring
                 which
                 is
                 fastned
                 in
                 the
                 middest
                 of
                 a
                 staffe
                 ;
                 above
                 the
                 Bobins
                 you
                 must
                 continue
                 the
                 draught
                 of
                 your
                 thread
                 ;
                 this
                 staffe
                 which
                 moves
                 with
                 the
                 wheele
                 is
                 called
                 a
                 Lincet
                 set
                 a
                 crosse
                 beneath
                 the
                 wheeles●
                 from
                 that
                 Ring
                 you
                 must
                 fasten
                 your
                 thread
                 upon
                 the
                 wheele
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 bee
                 still
                 turned
                 till
                 the
                 skeyne
                 of
                 silke
                 bee
                 wound
                 up
                 ,
                 the
                 Representation
                 see
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 figure
                 .
              
               
                 Observe
                 ,
                 when
                 any
                 thread
                 discontinues
                 ,
                 his
                 bottome
                 being
                 wound
                 off
                 ,
                 to
                 repaire
                 your
                 number
                 from
                 another
                 bottome
                 ,
                 this
                 you
                 shall
                 perceive
                 when
                 your
                 full
                 number
                 of
                 bottomes
                 stir
                 not
                 altogether
                 .
              
               
                 Bee
                 sure
                 that
                 you
                 artificially
                 cut
                 the
                 knots
                 which
                 will
                 bee
                 in
                 your
                 threads
                 ,
                 that
                 your
                 silke
                 may
                 bee
                 more
                 pure
                 and
                 uniforme
                 .
              
               
                 Those
                 which
                 cast
                 Gumme
                 Arabick
                 in
                 the
                 water
                 under
                 pretence
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 silke
                 winde
                 more
                 pure
                 and
                 glossey
                 ,
                 are
                 but
                 impostours
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 a
                 meere
                 cheate
                 to
                 make
                 the
                 silke
                 weigh
                 the
                 heavier
                 .
              
               
                 Basins
                 ,
                 or
                 Caldrons
                 ,
                 wherein
                 you
                 put
                 your
                 bottoms
                 to
                 winde
                 ,
                 if
                 
                 of
                 Lead
                 re●●ore
                 the
                 silke
                 more
                 pure
                 then
                 those
                 of
                 Copper
                 ,
                 this
                 Mettall
                 being
                 subject
                 to
                 a
                 rubiginous
                 quality
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 Lead
                 is
                 wholy
                 exempt
                 .
                 Let
                 the
                 wheeles
                 be
                 large
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 speeding
                 of
                 the
                 worke
                 that
                 two
                 skeines
                 may
                 be
                 wound
                 off
                 together
                 .
                 That
                 the
                 fire
                 of
                 the
                 Furnace
                 may
                 be
                 pure
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 smoake
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 be
                 made
                 of
                 Charcoale
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 difficulty
                 of
                 their
                 winding
                 may
                 be
                 mollified
                 by
                 sope
                 ,
                 put
                 in
                 the
                 Basin
                 or
                 Caldron
                 ;
                 the
                 old
                 Cods
                 or
                 bottoms
                 hardened
                 by
                 time
                 ,
                 will
                 have
                 the
                 naturall
                 Gumme
                 which
                 glues
                 their
                 threads
                 dissolved
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 silke
                 come
                 off
                 much
                 more
                 easie
                 .
              
               
                 Those
                 bottomes
                 of
                 silke
                 preserved
                 for
                 seed
                 ,
                 and
                 pierced
                 by
                 the
                 Butterflyes
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 of
                 good
                 use
                 ,
                 if
                 washing
                 them
                 in
                 water
                 you
                 throwe
                 them
                 into
                 a
                 Caldron
                 ready
                 to
                 boyle
                 ,
                 with
                 sope
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 be
                 dissolved
                 before
                 the
                 bottomes
                 are
                 cast
                 in
                 :
                 thus
                 let
                 them
                 boyle
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 an
                 houre
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabouts
                 ,
                 which
                 done
                 ,
                 take
                 them
                 out
                 ,
                 wash
                 them
                 in
                 cleane
                 water
                 and
                 d●ye
                 them
                 ;
                 being
                 d●yed
                 you
                 must
                 beat
                 them
                 with
                 a
                 round
                 st●ffe
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 bignesse
                 upon
                 a
                 stone
                 or
                 some
                 block
                 which
                 is
                 better
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 make
                 them
                 become
                 white
                 ,
                 and
                 smooth
                 as
                 wooll
                 .
                 The
                 way
                 to
                 spinne
                 them
                 after
                 is
                 this
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 must
                 with
                 the
                 fingers
                 be
                 pul'd
                 one
                 from
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 and
                 opened
                 as
                 wooll
                 uses
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 such
                 preparations
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 then
                 bee
                 put
                 on
                 a
                 Distaffe
                 and
                 spunne
                 as
                 small
                 as
                 you
                 can
                 ,
                 or
                 please
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Treatise
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 .
              
               
                 THat
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 is
                 really
                 intended
                 by
                 nature
                 for
                 VIRGINIA
                 ,
                 those
                 infinite
                 store
                 of
                 ●rap●s
                 which
                 c●owne
                 the
                 forehead
                 of
                 that
                 happy
                 Country
                 are
                 so
                 m●ny
                 sp●●king
                 testimonies
                 :
                 But
                 what
                 fate
                 hath
                 hitheto
                 diverted
                 our
                 English
                 there
                 inhabiting
                 from
                 the
                 publick
                 undertaking
                 a
                 Commodity
                 of
                 so
                 inestimable
                 benefit
                 ,
                 I
                 doe
                 not
                 say
                 for
                 a
                 publick
                 Staple
                 (
                 though
                 it
                 would
                 bee
                 as
                 rich
                 as
                 any
                 other
                 one
                 species
                 of
                 Traffick
                 whatsoever
                 )
                 but
                 even
                 from
                 private
                 Vineyards
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 might
                 sit
                 under
                 their
                 owne
                 Vine
                 ,
                 drinke
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 Grapes
                 ,
                 satisfie
                 even
                 the
                 most
                 irregular
                 de●ire
                 of
                 their
                 voluptuous
                 appetites
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 this
                 
                   de
                   suo
                
                 ,
                 without
                 entring
                 
                 into
                 the
                 Merchants
                 bookes
                 for
                 Wines
                 ,
                 peradventure
                 adulterate
                 ,
                 without
                 paying
                 the
                 sweat
                 of
                 their
                 browes
                 for
                 the
                 exudation
                 of
                 the
                 Grape
                 .
                 I
                 dare
                 not
                 determinately
                 judge
                 ,
                 lest
                 I
                 might
                 bee
                 forced
                 to
                 ascribe
                 it
                 either
                 to
                 a
                 strange
                 nonchalency
                 or
                 sluggishnesse
                 to
                 their
                 owne
                 profit
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 is
                 worse
                 an
                 inveterate
                 contempt
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 wayes
                 of
                 improvement
                 (
                 of
                 what
                 ever
                 returne
                 )
                 in
                 comparison
                 of
                 Fume
                 of
                 ●obacco●
              
               
                 But
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 not
                 bee
                 ignorant
                 of
                 the
                 profit
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 bee
                 pleased
                 to
                 know
                 that
                 the
                 Vine
                 requires
                 (
                 once
                 planted
                 )
                 little
                 more
                 labour
                 then
                 the
                 Hoppe
                 .
                 To
                 attend
                 upon
                 foure
                 Acrees
                 of
                 Hops
                 is
                 the
                 ordinary
                 undertaking
                 of
                 one
                 man
                 in
                 ENGLAND
                 ,
                 who
                 besides
                 this
                 ,
                 neglects
                 not
                 many
                 other
                 labours
                 .
                 If
                 one
                 man
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 bee
                 not
                 sufficient
                 to
                 doe
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 another
                 in
                 ENGLAND
                 ,
                 ●
                 shall
                 either
                 imagine
                 him
                 to
                 bee
                 lame
                 or
                 idle
                 ;
                 nor
                 let
                 them
                 object
                 to
                 me
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 Countrey
                 ;
                 if
                 the
                 mid-dayes
                 be
                 hotter
                 ,
                 the
                 mornings
                 are
                 much
                 colder
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Labourer
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 hath
                 this
                 advantage
                 of
                 being
                 full
                 of
                 bread
                 to
                 satiety
                 ,
                 whereas
                 oftentimes
                 the
                 Hireling
                 in
                 ENGLAND
                 having
                 a
                 family
                 to
                 feed
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 no
                 imployment
                 ,
                 comes
                 to
                 worke
                 with
                 a
                 famish'd
                 body●
                 and
                 courage
                 ,
                 ●ives
                 meerly
                 
                   de
                   die
                   in
                   diem
                
                 ,
                 with
                 as
                 little
                 hopes
                 of
                 ever
                 changing
                 the
                 copy
                 of
                 his
                 fortune
                 ,
                 as
                 renewing
                 the
                 lease
                 of
                 his
                 Cottage
                 with
                 his
                 Landlord
                 :
                 those
                 are
                 but
                 leane
                 encouragements
                 .
                 In
                 VIRGINIA
                 the
                 meanest
                 servant
                 (
                 if
                 he
                 have
                 any
                 spirit
                 )
                 is
                 still
                 in
                 expectation
                 of
                 improving
                 his
                 condition
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 any
                 presumption
                 may
                 cherish
                 his
                 hopes
                 ,
                 which
                 promise
                 him
                 (
                 his
                 time
                 expired
                 )
                 a
                 present
                 happinesse
                 and
                 future
                 possibility
                 of
                 a
                 Fortune
                 equall
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 outgoing
                 his
                 Master
                 ,
                 the
                 encouragement
                 being
                 greater
                 ,
                 the
                 care
                 lesse
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 provisionall
                 subsistence
                 by
                 much
                 better
                 :
                 why
                 the
                 Laborer
                 in
                 VIRGINI●
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 (
                 I
                 do
                 not
                 say
                 superiour
                 )
                 but
                 equall
                 in
                 strength
                 of
                 body
                 and
                 resolution
                 of
                 minde
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 miserable
                 day-Hireling
                 in
                 ENGLAND
                 ,
                 needs
                 an
                 OEDIPUS
                 to
                 unriddle
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 this
                 I
                 hope
                 it
                 granted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 VIRGINIAN
                 may
                 without
                 any
                 extraordinary
                 efforts
                 of
                 sweat
                 and
                 spirit●
                 ,
                 ●abour
                 equally
                 with
                 those
                 of
                 ENGLAND
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 this
                 accompt
                 I
                 shall
                 assigne
                 a
                 Vignard
                 of
                 four
                 Acres
                 to
                 his
                 tillage
                 ,
                 an
                 easie
                 taske
                 ;
                 let
                 us
                 compute
                 the
                 profit
                 with
                 the
                 labour
                 ,
                 and
                 see
                 what
                 may
                 be
                 the
                 proceed
                 of
                 this
                 proportion
                 well
                 husbanded
                 .
              
               
               
                 That
                 an
                 acre
                 of
                 Vines
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 (
                 when
                 once
                 growne
                 to
                 perfection
                 )
                 will
                 yield
                 an
                 equall
                 increase
                 to
                 a
                 common
                 Acre
                 of
                 Vines
                 in
                 FRANCE
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 as
                 great
                 a
                 difference
                 between
                 the
                 soyles
                 as
                 the
                 Acres
                 ,
                 and
                 much
                 greater
                 )
                 will
                 I
                 believe
                 be
                 denyed
                 by
                 none
                 ,
                 who
                 pretend
                 to
                 modes●y
                 or
                 reason
                 :
                 yet
                 the
                 Acre
                 of
                 Vines
                 in
                 FRANCE
                 ,
                 one
                 with
                 another
                 ,
                 very
                 few
                 excepted
                 ,
                 will
                 yield
                 y●arely
                 ten
                 or
                 twelve
                 Muyds
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 a
                 measure
                 containing
                 seventy
                 two
                 gallons
                 (
                 a
                 very
                 famous
                 Frenchman
                 LIEBAULT
                 ,
                 is
                 my
                 Author
                 :
                 )
                 what
                 the
                 common
                 Acre
                 ,
                 or
                 Arpent
                 ,
                 is
                 in
                 FRANCE
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 man
                 informes
                 us
                 :
                 an
                 Arpent
                 (
                 the
                 common
                 Arpent
                 or
                 Acre
                 of
                 FRANCE
                 )
                 is
                 100
                 Pole
                 in
                 the
                 square
                 ,
                 the
                 Pole
                 being
                 longer
                 then
                 ours
                 by
                 eighteen
                 inches
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 one
                 French
                 Acre
                 yields
                 three
                 Tun
                 of
                 Wine
                 and
                 upwards
                 ;
                 Our
                 Acre
                 being
                 near
                 upon
                 50
                 Pole
                 more
                 ,
                 we
                 doubt
                 not
                 of
                 profit
                 equall
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 excellent
                 VIRGINIA
                 will
                 pardon
                 me
                 ,
                 if
                 for
                 dilucidation
                 of
                 an
                 argument
                 ,
                 I
                 make
                 her
                 pure
                 and
                 unexhausted
                 browes
                 descend
                 to
                 weare
                 a
                 Gyrlond
                 of
                 fertility
                 equall
                 to
                 that
                 laborious
                 and
                 over-teeming
                 Mother
                 ,
                 the
                 French
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 nay
                 to
                 her
                 common
                 Vineyards
                 :
                 yet
                 let
                 us
                 compute
                 the
                 profit
                 arising
                 from
                 the
                 foure
                 acres
                 ,
                 being
                 but
                 one
                 mans
                 labour
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 finde
                 the
                 product
                 even
                 by
                 that
                 estimate
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 twelve
                 Tunne
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 recompence
                 of
                 his
                 particular
                 toyle
                 :
                 let
                 us
                 imagine
                 this
                 but
                 at
                 ten
                 pounds
                 the
                 Tunne
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 profits
                 of
                 this
                 single
                 person
                 amounts
                 to
                 120
                 pounds
                 
                   per
                   annum
                
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 they
                 will
                 object
                 the
                 dearenesse
                 or
                 difficulty
                 of
                 Caske
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 objection
                 must
                 be
                 made
                 by
                 those
                 who
                 know
                 not
                 VIRGINIA
                 ,
                 where
                 there
                 is
                 such
                 an
                 excellent
                 convenience
                 ,
                 and
                 abundance
                 of
                 peculiarly
                 proper
                 Timber
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Winter
                 will
                 afford
                 the
                 other
                 Labourers
                 together
                 with
                 our
                 Vigneron
                 leasure
                 ,
                 to
                 cleave
                 Pipe-●taves
                 sufficient
                 for
                 private
                 use
                 of
                 Caske
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 sell
                 to
                 the
                 publique
                 ;
                 one
                 man
                 (
                 during
                 that
                 little
                 season
                 )
                 being
                 easily
                 able
                 to
                 make
                 foure
                 thousand
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 our
                 acre
                 being
                 a
                 third
                 part
                 bigger
                 ,
                 the
                 soyle
                 ½
                 better
                 ,
                 why
                 we
                 may
                 not
                 promise
                 to
                 our selves
                 this
                 profit
                 ,
                 is
                 an
                 incredulity
                 in
                 ENGLAND
                 ,
                 worth
                 a
                 brand
                 of
                 misunderstanding
                 ,
                 in
                 SPAINE
                 would
                 deserve
                 the
                 Inquisition
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 What
                 soyle
                 is
                 most
                 proper
                 for
                 the
                 Vine
                 .
              
               
                 HEE
                 which
                 will
                 goe
                 to
                 plant
                 the
                 Vine
                 without
                 the
                 twinne
                 consideration
                 of
                 the
                 qualyty
                 of
                 the
                 soyle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 aire
                 ,
                 hath
                 much
                 affinity
                 with
                 him
                 who
                 goes
                 to
                 Sea
                 without
                 Lead
                 or
                 Compa●se
                 :
                 the
                 one
                 seldome
                 attaines
                 his
                 Port
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 other
                 his
                 Harvest
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 quality
                 of
                 the
                 ground
                 whereon
                 the
                 Vine
                 thrives
                 best
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 fine
                 small
                 Mould
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 subsistance
                 rather
                 inclining
                 to
                 a
                 gentle
                 lightnesse
                 ,
                 then
                 a
                 churlish
                 stubbornesse
                 :
                 they
                 which
                 would
                 not
                 have
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 very
                 fat
                 ,
                 are
                 ignorant
                 that
                 while
                 the
                 Vine
                 is
                 yong
                 ,
                 the
                 soyle
                 wh●re
                 you
                 plant
                 may
                 be
                 imployed
                 to
                 other
                 tillage
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 such
                 expence
                 of
                 its
                 native
                 richnesse
                 ,
                 reduced
                 to
                 that
                 which
                 they
                 commend
                 so
                 highly
                 ,
                 mediocrity
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 fatnesse
                 of
                 the
                 ground
                 transmit
                 a
                 rich
                 and
                 never-failing
                 sap
                 into
                 the
                 nascent
                 Vine●
                 making
                 it
                 grow
                 speedy
                 and
                 st●ongly
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Vine
                 participate
                 of
                 this
                 fatnesse
                 ,
                 which
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 they
                 call
                 grossenesse
                 ,
                 as
                 desiring
                 to
                 have
                 it
                 more
                 subtile
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 small
                 question
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 this
                 Wine
                 so
                 imbodied
                 and
                 fortified
                 by
                 nature
                 ,
                 must
                 have
                 extraordinary
                 spirits
                 to
                 preserve
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 age
                 will
                 have
                 refined
                 all
                 that
                 grossenesse
                 into
                 more
                 pure
                 and
                 noble
                 spirits
                 ;
                 that
                 if
                 transported
                 ,
                 the
                 Sea
                 will
                 contribute
                 to
                 its
                 melioration
                 :
                 whereas
                 this
                 Wine
                 which
                 they
                 call
                 subtile
                 and
                 delicate
                 spirits
                 ,
                 if
                 either
                 preserved
                 long
                 or
                 transported
                 far
                 ,
                 will
                 with
                 so
                 much
                 applauded
                 subtilty
                 and
                 delicacy
                 lose
                 all
                 his
                 spirits
                 by
                 age
                 and
                 evaporation
                 .
              
               
                 Scruple
                 therefore
                 at
                 the
                 richnesse
                 of
                 your
                 ground
                 no
                 more
                 then
                 at
                 the
                 ranknesse
                 of
                 your
                 purse
                 ;
                 t
                 is
                 in
                 your
                 power
                 to
                 correct
                 either
                 ,
                 if
                 there
                 were
                 necessity
                 :
                 let
                 it
                 have
                 the
                 qualities
                 of
                 gentle
                 ,
                 easie
                 ,
                 ●ine
                 ,
                 and
                 light
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 stirred
                 ,
                 seated
                 (
                 if
                 possible
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 decline
                 of
                 a
                 Hill
                 ,
                 not
                 neare
                 to
                 any
                 Marish
                 ground
                 ,
                 nor
                 having
                 any
                 springs
                 gliding
                 through
                 it
                 ;
                 these
                 Mari●h
                 grounds
                 you
                 must
                 avoyd
                 as
                 you
                 would
                 doe
                 Levell
                 in
                 a
                 Valley
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 reason
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Vine
                 growing
                 in
                 these
                 parts
                 has
                 a
                 crude
                 and
                 undige●ted
                 bloud
                 ,
                 quickly
                 soures
                 ,
                 and
                 has
                 neither
                 strength
                 to
                 commend
                 or
                 preserve
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Frosts
                 in
                 the
                 winter
                 time
                 sinking
                 to
                 his
                 roots
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 moyst
                 passage
                 of
                 his
                 scituation
                 ,
                 kills
                 it
                 ;
                 the
                 Grapes
                 plumpe
                 and
                 breake
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 as
                 
                 an
                 additionall
                 judgement
                 to
                 your
                 injudicious
                 election
                 ,
                 a
                 Rainy
                 yeare
                 comes
                 to
                 afflict
                 ,
                 the
                 Kernells
                 breake
                 out
                 ,
                 the
                 true
                 juice
                 of
                 the
                 Grape
                 accompanying
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 though
                 it
                 fall
                 out
                 that
                 the
                 Grape
                 swell
                 againe
                 ,
                 yet
                 let
                 not
                 your
                 expectation
                 swell
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 for
                 instead
                 of
                 good
                 Wine
                 proceeding
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 receive
                 nothing
                 but
                 Viny
                 water
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 gentle
                 ,
                 easie
                 ,
                 fine
                 ,
                 and
                 light
                 ground
                 being
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 does
                 not
                 so
                 wholly
                 arrogate
                 all
                 excellency
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 deny
                 an
                 accession
                 ,
                 a
                 neighbourhood
                 of
                 goodnes●e
                 to
                 other
                 soyles
                 .
                 The
                 gravelly
                 ground
                 yieldeth
                 Wine
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 delicacy
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 small
                 quantity
                 ;
                 besides
                 the
                 infant
                 Plants
                 are
                 in
                 danger
                 of
                 being
                 wa●h'd
                 away
                 in
                 any
                 extraordinary
                 surfeit
                 of
                 raines
                 ,
                 such
                 grounds
                 being
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 a
                 deep
                 rooting
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 of
                 sandy
                 ground
                 which
                 notwithstanding
                 in
                 some
                 places
                 especially
                 where
                 it
                 is
                 of
                 a
                 nitrous
                 substance
                 ,
                 will
                 not
                 yield
                 the
                 Palme
                 to
                 any
                 ground
                 of
                 whatever
                 richnesse
                 ;
                 other
                 grounds
                 may
                 have
                 an
                 enforced
                 richnesse
                 ,
                 but
                 because
                 usually
                 all
                 such
                 enfatning
                 compost
                 consists
                 of
                 Dung
                 and
                 Urine
                 ,
                 which
                 spoyle
                 the
                 purity
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 :
                 If
                 my
                 advice
                 were
                 of
                 any
                 weight
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 never
                 be
                 used
                 for
                 Vintage
                 ,
                 till
                 necessity
                 commanded
                 my
                 obedience
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 disposition
                 of
                 th●
                 aire
                 ,
                 as
                 particularly
                 whether
                 inclining
                 to
                 a
                 Meridian
                 ,
                 or
                 Oblique
                 to
                 the
                 South●
                 South-East
                 ,
                 or
                 South-West
                 ;
                 if
                 we
                 contemplate
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 th●t
                 it
                 by
                 instinct
                 ,
                 prefers
                 places
                 rather
                 hot
                 then
                 cold
                 ,
                 drye
                 then
                 moy●t
                 ;
                 that
                 it
                 hateth
                 stormes
                 and
                 tempests
                 ,
                 it
                 affecteth
                 a
                 gentle
                 breathing
                 winde
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 serene
                 calme
                 ;
                 we
                 may
                 presently
                 collect
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 neither
                 to
                 be
                 placed
                 open
                 to
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 North-East
                 ,
                 nor
                 (
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 especially
                 )
                 to
                 that
                 Nursery
                 of
                 storms
                 ,
                 the
                 North●
                 W●st
                 quarters
                 ,
                 nor
                 up●n
                 the
                 tops
                 of
                 Hills
                 ,
                 where
                 it
                 lyes
                 equally
                 assailable
                 to
                 all
                 :
                 the
                 deare
                 place
                 then
                 for
                 the
                 Vines
                 imbraces
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 Descent
                 ,
                 towards
                 ,
                 not
                 in
                 ●
                 Valley
                 (
                 except
                 never
                 subject
                 to
                 inundations
                 )
                 that
                 being
                 sheltred
                 f●om
                 the
                 more
                 blustring
                 Domineerers
                 in
                 the
                 aire●
                 it
                 lye
                 open
                 to
                 th●
                 South
                 ,
                 South-West
                 ,
                 South-East
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 and
                 West
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 South
                 quarter
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 a
                 gratefull
                 mansion
                 ,
                 and
                 acceptable
                 soyle
                 assigned
                 him
                 ,
                 doubt
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 will
                 returne
                 you
                 a
                 rent
                 which
                 shall
                 satisfie
                 your
                 most
                 unbounded
                 wishes
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 le●t
                 the
                 eye
                 in
                 the
                 option
                 of
                 your
                 Vineyard
                 ,
                 may
                 impose
                 upon
                 
                 you
                 ,
                 considering
                 that
                 every
                 ground
                 hath
                 some
                 arcane
                 quality
                 which
                 the
                 sight
                 is
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 discover
                 :
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 most
                 certaine
                 experiment
                 ,
                 let
                 me
                 propose
                 this
                 way
                 of
                 Examen
                 .
                 Make
                 a
                 pit
                 in
                 the
                 ground
                 (
                 where
                 your
                 inten●ions
                 are
                 to
                 plant
                 )
                 two
                 foot
                 deep
                 ,
                 take
                 a
                 clod
                 of
                 the
                 earth
                 so
                 cast
                 up●
                 powder
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 infuse
                 it
                 in
                 a
                 glasse
                 full
                 of
                 cleare
                 Raine-water
                 ,
                 do
                 your
                 best
                 to
                 incorporate
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 water
                 by
                 frequent
                 agitation
                 and
                 mixture
                 :
                 let
                 it
                 repose
                 till
                 the
                 subsided
                 earth
                 have
                 made
                 his
                 perfect
                 residence
                 and
                 sett●ement
                 in
                 the
                 bottome
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 water
                 recovered
                 her
                 native
                 clearenesse
                 ;
                 taste
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 arrest
                 your
                 judgement
                 upon
                 this
                 ,
                 that
                 such
                 a
                 ●a●t
                 as
                 the
                 water
                 delivers
                 to
                 your
                 pallate
                 ,
                 will
                 that
                 earth
                 transmit
                 to
                 your
                 wine
                 :
                 if
                 of
                 an
                 inoffensive
                 or
                 acceptable
                 reli●h
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 confidently
                 promise
                 your selfe
                 a
                 Wine
                 pure
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 (
                 if
                 the
                 soyle
                 be
                 rich
                 )
                 very
                 noble
                 ,
                 nor
                 is
                 a
                 salt
                 taste
                 an
                 ill
                 argument
                 :
                 but
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 a
                 bitter
                 aluminous
                 ,
                 or
                 sulphury
                 gust
                 ,
                 this
                 place
                 is
                 not
                 fit
                 for
                 your
                 planting
                 ,
                 you
                 lose
                 your
                 Wine
                 and
                 your
                 labour
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 VIRGINIA
                 has
                 a
                 more
                 certaine
                 assurance
                 ;
                 God
                 and
                 nature
                 have
                 pointed
                 them
                 a
                 soyle
                 out
                 with
                 their
                 owne
                 finger
                 ;
                 let
                 them
                 therefore
                 fix
                 their
                 eyes
                 upon
                 those
                 places
                 where
                 either
                 the
                 Vine
                 or
                 Mulberry
                 grow
                 conjoyn'd
                 ,
                 or
                 seperate
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 them
                 assure
                 themselves
                 of
                 the
                 excellency
                 of
                 the
                 soyle
                 ,
                 a
                 diffidence
                 in
                 this
                 being
                 an
                 affront
                 to
                 Nature
                 :
                 yet
                 this
                 caution
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 used
                 that
                 though
                 Valleyes
                 are
                 Marshy
                 places
                 ,
                 may
                 sometime
                 have
                 them
                 by
                 nature
                 ,
                 yet
                 their
                 florescence
                 would
                 be
                 much
                 more
                 excellent
                 and
                 healthfull
                 if
                 removed
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 ground
                 as
                 formerly
                 we
                 have
                 made
                 choise
                 of
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 make
                 election
                 of
                 Plants
                 .
              
               
                 CUriosity
                 about
                 the
                 choise
                 of
                 your
                 Vine
                 Plants
                 will
                 commend
                 your
                 Husbandry
                 ;
                 let
                 the
                 Vine
                 therefore
                 from
                 whence
                 you
                 take
                 your
                 Plant
                 be
                 of
                 as
                 little
                 Pith
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 such
                 unpithy
                 Vines
                 being
                 both
                 fruitfull
                 and
                 fortified
                 by
                 nature
                 ,
                 bearing
                 a
                 remarkable
                 abundance
                 of
                 substantiall
                 Grapes
                 ,
                 and
                 strongly
                 resists
                 the
                 violence
                 of
                 the
                 weather
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 this
                 fertility
                 and
                 firmenesse
                 will
                 your
                 Plant
                 also
                 participate
                 .
                 Let
                 not
                 the
                 Vine
                 you
                 meane
                 to
                 plant
                 from
                 ,
                 be
                 above
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 his
                 strength
                 ,
                 or
                 age
                 ,
                 and
                 observe
                 about
                 September
                 those
                 which
                 are
                 most
                 laden
                 with
                 Grapes
                 ,
                 fullest
                 of
                 eyes
                 in
                 their
                 
                 branches
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 been
                 least
                 wounded
                 by
                 the
                 unseasonablenesse
                 of
                 Weather
                 .
                 Take
                 not
                 a
                 Vine
                 growing
                 on
                 a
                 South
                 side
                 ,
                 to
                 transplant
                 him
                 to
                 a
                 Northerne
                 :
                 and
                 set
                 this
                 downe
                 for
                 a
                 principle
                 in
                 Nature
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 plants
                 removed
                 to
                 a
                 better
                 scituation
                 and
                 soyle
                 ,
                 answer
                 your
                 largest
                 hopes
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 fruitfulnesse
                 :
                 but
                 transplanted
                 to
                 a
                 worse
                 ,
                 assure
                 your
                 se●fe
                 that
                 without
                 an
                 extraordinary
                 cultivation
                 ,
                 there
                 cannot
                 be
                 the
                 least
                 probability
                 of
                 its
                 thriving
                 .
              
               
                 Let
                 your
                 Plant
                 (
                 if
                 you
                 may
                 with
                 conveniency
                 )
                 immediatly
                 be
                 planted
                 after
                 its
                 seperation
                 from
                 its
                 originall
                 ;
                 for
                 while
                 it
                 yet
                 retaines
                 any
                 vitall
                 vigour
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 the
                 sooner
                 apply
                 it selfe
                 to
                 the
                 desire
                 of
                 life
                 and
                 nourishment
                 .
                 If
                 your
                 necessity
                 will
                 not
                 admit
                 of
                 this
                 ●estination
                 ,
                 wrap
                 it
                 tenderly
                 in
                 its
                 owne
                 earth
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 your
                 leisure
                 will
                 permit
                 you
                 to
                 plant
                 it
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 soake
                 some
                 foure
                 or
                 five
                 dayes
                 in
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 if
                 possible
                 )
                 running
                 water
                 :
                 this
                 immerging
                 is
                 a
                 very
                 strong
                 preparative
                 to
                 its
                 sudden
                 taking
                 root
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 you
                 apprehend
                 a
                 necessity
                 of
                 keeping
                 him
                 long
                 or
                 transporting
                 him
                 ,
                 (
                 imagine
                 it
                 the
                 Cyprian
                 or
                 Calabrian
                 Grape
                 thus
                 to
                 bee
                 transportable
                 into
                 Virginia
                 ,
                 )
                 put
                 him
                 into
                 a
                 close
                 Barrell
                 fil'd
                 up
                 with
                 earth
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 no
                 aire
                 may
                 mortifie
                 him
                 ,
                 let
                 both
                 ends
                 of
                 the
                 Plant
                 be
                 put
                 into
                 Onions
                 or
                 Garlick
                 ,
                 or
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 better
                 )
                 made
                 up
                 with
                 wax
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 and
                 then
                 watred
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 more
                 then
                 to
                 keep
                 the
                 earth
                 from
                 resolving
                 into
                 a
                 dry
                 dust
                 ;
                 for
                 too
                 much
                 moysture
                 might
                 (
                 instead
                 of
                 preserving
                 him
                 )
                 make
                 him
                 fructifie
                 ,
                 and
                 your
                 Plant
                 would
                 become
                 all
                 root
                 .
              
               
                 Wee
                 have
                 already
                 spoken
                 how
                 we
                 must
                 chuse
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 what
                 we
                 must
                 make
                 choice
                 of
                 :
                 Let
                 your
                 Plants
                 therefore
                 be
                 of
                 those
                 which
                 grow
                 between
                 the
                 highest
                 and
                 lowest
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 lowest
                 having
                 too
                 much
                 of
                 earthy
                 juice
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 highest
                 too
                 little
                 )
                 let
                 them
                 bee
                 round
                 ,
                 smooth
                 ,
                 and
                 firme
                 ,
                 having
                 many
                 eyes
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 one
                 foot
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 of
                 old
                 wood
                 cut
                 off
                 with
                 the
                 new
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 way
                 to
                 Plant
                 Vines
                 .
              
               
                 HUman
                 curiosity
                 plungeth
                 us
                 in
                 so
                 many
                 unnecessary
                 toils
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 would
                 almost
                 take
                 a
                 person
                 off
                 from
                 necessary
                 labour
                 :
                 Look
                 into
                 Columella
                 ,
                 the
                 Countrey
                 Farme
                 ,
                 the
                 Dutch
                 Husbandry
                 and
                 all
                 those
                 supe●cilious
                 Writers
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 shall
                 see
                 them
                 stand
                 upon
                 such
                 
                 impertinent
                 Puntillos
                 ;
                 one
                 while
                 the
                 dependance
                 upon
                 starres
                 benights
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 another
                 while
                 the
                 ground
                 which
                 should
                 produce
                 this
                 or
                 that
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 cast
                 after
                 this
                 forme
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 barren
                 in
                 spight
                 of
                 the
                 bounty
                 of
                 the
                 Divine
                 Providence
                 .
              
               
                 Not
                 enumerating
                 therefore
                 all
                 their
                 wayes
                 of
                 Planting
                 ,
                 I
                 dare
                 lay
                 my
                 life
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 Vine
                 were
                 but
                 set
                 on
                 foot
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 ,
                 the
                 ground
                 prepared
                 for
                 it
                 as
                 they
                 doe
                 their
                 Tobacco
                 there
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 right
                 line
                 ,
                 holes
                 made
                 instead
                 of
                 their
                 Hillocks
                 ,
                 but
                 larger
                 ,
                 deeper
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 greater
                 distance
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 might
                 something
                 grow
                 betwixt
                 them
                 which
                 might
                 be
                 inoffensive
                 to
                 it
                 by
                 nature
                 ,
                 and
                 cleare
                 it
                 from
                 being
                 choak'd
                 with
                 weedes
                 ,
                 or
                 something
                 drawing
                 a
                 contrary
                 juice
                 ,
                 (
                 peradventure
                 Onions
                 and
                 Garlick
                 )
                 or
                 something
                 requiring
                 small
                 nourishment
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 Lupins
                 )
                 which
                 turn'd
                 into
                 the
                 earth
                 againe
                 (
                 distance
                 of
                 five
                 foot
                 being
                 left
                 for
                 a
                 Plough
                 ,
                 with
                 caution
                 not
                 to
                 come
                 too
                 neare
                 the
                 Roots
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 be
                 bared
                 with
                 a
                 stowe
                 ,
                 the
                 Plough
                 running
                 first
                 the
                 length
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 traverse
                 of
                 those
                 rowes
                 ,
                 which
                 therefore
                 must
                 bee
                 lineally
                 straight
                 )
                 would
                 both
                 fatten
                 the
                 earth
                 ,
                 and
                 cultivate
                 the
                 Vine
                 all
                 at
                 one
                 moment
                 .
                 Yet
                 submitting
                 my selfe
                 to
                 judgements
                 of
                 greater
                 experience
                 then
                 my
                 modesty
                 or
                 na●u●e
                 can
                 ever
                 hope
                 for
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 deliver
                 the
                 severall
                 way
                 of
                 planting
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 with
                 as
                 much
                 brevity
                 as
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 first
                 resolution
                 rather
                 to
                 contract
                 then
                 inlarge
                 ,
                 will
                 permit
                 mee
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 preparing
                 of
                 the
                 earth
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 Vine
                 must
                 bee
                 done
                 in
                 Spring
                 or
                 Summer
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 ground
                 you
                 digge
                 or
                 cast
                 mu●t
                 bee
                 cleansed
                 from
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 superfluities
                 whatsoever
                 ;
                 namely
                 ,
                 Roots
                 ,
                 Weedes
                 ,
                 Stones
                 ,
                 &c.
                 this
                 digging
                 must
                 bee
                 severall
                 times
                 repeated
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 earth
                 by
                 alternate
                 changing
                 its
                 place
                 of
                 top
                 and
                 bottome
                 may
                 bee
                 throughly
                 tempred
                 ,
                 the
                 dry
                 refreshed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 moyst
                 qualified
                 :
                 Thus
                 cleansed
                 ,
                 cast
                 it
                 into
                 many
                 furrowes
                 (
                 the
                 sides
                 whereof
                 the
                 French
                 call
                 Chevaliers
                 or
                 Guides
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 should
                 guide
                 you
                 in
                 the
                 planting
                 )
                 the
                 depth
                 of
                 eighteene
                 inches
                 or
                 more
                 ;
                 let
                 the
                 mo●ld
                 cast
                 up
                 above
                 ,
                 bee
                 so
                 disposed
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 answer
                 to
                 the
                 depth
                 below
                 .
              
               
                 Note
                 that
                 these
                 furrowes
                 in
                 a
                 sandy
                 ,
                 flinty
                 ,
                 or
                 wet
                 ground
                 mu●t
                 ●ot
                 bee
                 so
                 hollow
                 as
                 in
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 rough
                 and
                 crabbed●
                 In
                 the
                 bottome
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 you
                 may
                 put
                 stones
                 about
                 the
                 bignesse
                 of
                 an
                 
                 ordinary
                 brick
                 (
                 but
                 round
                 )
                 not
                 bigger
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 the
                 heate
                 of
                 Summer
                 refreshes
                 ,
                 in
                 violence
                 of
                 Raine
                 opens
                 a
                 passage
                 to
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 dwell
                 not
                 at
                 the
                 Root
                 to
                 rot
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 best
                 season
                 for
                 planting
                 of
                 Vines
                 is
                 in
                 October
                 ,
                 the
                 Moone
                 increasing
                 ,
                 the
                 Furrowes
                 must
                 bee
                 made
                 in
                 August
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 exposed
                 earth
                 may
                 have
                 time
                 of
                 digestive
                 preparation
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 your
                 plant
                 have
                 Roots
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 when
                 you
                 plant
                 it
                 cut
                 them
                 off
                 all
                 ,
                 except
                 it
                 bee
                 newly
                 gathered
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 bee
                 a
                 slip
                 or
                 cut
                 ,
                 which
                 though
                 it
                 bee
                 not
                 so
                 swift
                 of
                 growth
                 the
                 first
                 yeare
                 ,
                 yet
                 is
                 of
                 much
                 longer
                 continuance
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 soake
                 it
                 in
                 water
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 bee
                 possible
                 in
                 running
                 water
                 five
                 or
                 six
                 dayes
                 .
              
               
                 Hee
                 which
                 plants
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 the
                 ground
                 thus
                 prepared
                 ,
                 and
                 haveing
                 a
                 line
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 that
                 hee
                 may
                 observe
                 a
                 just
                 evennesse
                 and
                 streightnesse
                 ,
                 both
                 in
                 the
                 Row
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 opposite
                 Plant
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 every
                 foure
                 may
                 make
                 a
                 regular
                 quadrangle
                 ,
                 must
                 bow
                 his
                 plant
                 ,
                 the
                 bigger
                 end
                 forward
                 one
                 foot
                 into
                 the
                 earth
                 of
                 the
                 Ditch
                 ,
                 letting
                 first
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Mould
                 from
                 the
                 ●ides
                 fall
                 into
                 it
                 ;
                 let
                 him
                 tread
                 upon
                 the
                 Mould
                 the
                 better
                 to
                 fixe
                 the
                 plant
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 his
                 hand
                 (
                 the
                 foot
                 still
                 pressing
                 upon
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 plant
                 which
                 is
                 inearthed
                 )
                 gently
                 raise
                 or
                 bow
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 plant
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 grow
                 erect
                 :
                 this
                 done
                 ,
                 let
                 him
                 cast
                 some
                 more
                 Mould
                 on
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 thicknesse
                 of
                 six
                 inches
                 ,
                 and
                 cut
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 Plant
                 ,
                 so
                 as
                 not
                 to
                 leave
                 above
                 three
                 knots
                 or
                 joynts
                 above
                 the
                 earth
                 :
                 Let
                 him
                 proceede
                 in
                 planting
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 observing
                 the
                 prescribed
                 order
                 :
                 some
                 set
                 two
                 plants
                 together
                 in
                 this
                 order
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 one
                 should
                 faile
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 might
                 recompence
                 the
                 default
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 you
                 will
                 have
                 your
                 Vine
                 to
                 grow
                 without
                 stakes
                 or
                 props
                 ,
                 cut
                 it
                 so
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 let
                 it
                 not
                 increase
                 above
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 joynts
                 in
                 the
                 yeare
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 make
                 it
                 to
                 stand
                 firme
                 against
                 all
                 stormes
                 ,
                 if
                 but
                 naturally
                 violent
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 will
                 bee
                 extreame
                 ill
                 husbandry
                 to
                 plant
                 Vines
                 of
                 different
                 kindes
                 or
                 qualities
                 together
                 ,
                 such
                 diversity
                 there
                 is
                 in
                 their
                 season
                 of
                 ripenesse
                 ;
                 some
                 preventing
                 your
                 expectation
                 by
                 the
                 suddainenesse
                 of
                 their
                 maturity
                 ,
                 others
                 deceiving
                 it
                 by
                 their
                 late
                 ripenesse
                 .
                 Wee
                 have
                 spoken
                 of
                 the
                 planting
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 now
                 handle
                 the
                 culture
                 and
                 dresse
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 fertility
                 may
                 in
                 some
                 measure
                 require
                 the
                 labour
                 of
                 his
                 implanting
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 manner
                 of
                 dressing
                 the
                 Vine
                 .
              
               
                 MId
                 May
                 will
                 bee
                 a
                 season
                 which
                 will
                 best
                 informe
                 you
                 ,
                 whether
                 your
                 Plants
                 have
                 taken
                 so
                 good
                 root
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 expresses
                 a
                 verdure
                 and
                 germination
                 in
                 his
                 Branches
                 ;
                 when
                 therefore
                 the
                 shoot
                 is
                 able
                 to
                 indure
                 dressing
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 bee
                 cut
                 within
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 knots
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Wood
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 any
                 other
                 slips
                 spring
                 from
                 the
                 Root
                 ,
                 cut
                 them
                 away
                 (
                 with
                 care
                 however
                 that
                 it
                 wound
                 not
                 the
                 Root
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 maine
                 stock
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 wonderfully
                 offended
                 by
                 the
                 too
                 neare
                 approach
                 of
                 any
                 toole
                 that
                 is
                 edged
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 whole
                 st●ength
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 may
                 unite
                 into
                 one
                 common
                 stock
                 or
                 pillar
                 ,
                 to
                 support
                 and
                 convey
                 the
                 sap
                 into
                 the
                 permitted
                 branches
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 you
                 may
                 not
                 let
                 any
                 flourish
                 the
                 first
                 yeare
                 of
                 its
                 growth
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 observed
                 ,
                 that
                 to
                 cut
                 the
                 Vine
                 in
                 the
                 decrease
                 of
                 the
                 Moone
                 ,
                 makes
                 the
                 fleshy
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Grape
                 of
                 a
                 more
                 substantiall
                 grossen●sse
                 and
                 feeding
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 a
                 peculiar
                 remedy
                 for
                 those
                 Vines
                 which
                 are
                 given
                 to
                 bee
                 over-ranke
                 with
                 wood
                 :
                 Let
                 it
                 bee
                 the
                 care
                 of
                 the
                 V●gneron
                 to
                 remoove
                 all
                 obstructions
                 of
                 Weed●s
                 which
                 uninvited
                 participate
                 of
                 the
                 Vines
                 nourishment
                 :
                 the
                 surest
                 way
                 to
                 kill
                 which
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 to
                 turne
                 them
                 in
                 towards
                 the
                 earth
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 onely
                 a
                 destruction
                 to
                 the
                 thie●e
                 of
                 its
                 moysture
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 restitution
                 of
                 the
                 robbery
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Weedes
                 so
                 inverted
                 enrich
                 the
                 ground
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 encouragement
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 no
                 lesse
                 profit
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 dressers
                 .
                 Let
                 your
                 knife
                 with
                 which
                 you
                 cut
                 your
                 Vine
                 bee
                 very
                 sharpe
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 your
                 Vine
                 bee
                 cut
                 sloping
                 at
                 one
                 cut
                 ,
                 if
                 possible
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 old
                 Wood
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 growth
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 may
                 the
                 more
                 speedily
                 cover
                 the
                 wound
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Vines
                 must
                 bee
                 dressed
                 or
                 husbanded
                 ●hree
                 times
                 the
                 yeare
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 culture
                 of
                 it
                 must
                 bee
                 in
                 March
                 ,
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 you
                 are
                 to
                 digge
                 about
                 the
                 Root
                 three
                 quarters
                 of
                 a
                 foot
                 deep
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabouts
                 :
                 The
                 next
                 season
                 must
                 be
                 in
                 April
                 ,
                 wherein
                 you
                 must
                 digge
                 about
                 the
                 Roote
                 ,
                 within
                 a
                 third
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 depth
                 ,
                 then
                 you
                 must
                 also
                 prune
                 it
                 by
                 cutting
                 all
                 the
                 branches
                 ,
                 and
                 leaving
                 some
                 three
                 knobs
                 or
                 joynts
                 of
                 the
                 new
                 wood
                 in
                 your
                 Vine
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 yeares
                 growth
                 ,
                 and
                 cutting
                 off
                 all
                 dead
                 or
                 superfluous
                 branch●s
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 ,
                 whose
                 permitted
                 branches
                 must
                 also
                 bee
                 pruned
                 ,
                 lest
                 they
                 
                 should
                 spend
                 that
                 aliment
                 decreed
                 for
                 the
                 Grape
                 in
                 elongation
                 of
                 the
                 branches
                 ,
                 all
                 succors
                 also
                 must
                 bee
                 plucked
                 away
                 .
                 ●n
                 August
                 the
                 like
                 course
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 Wine
                 of
                 the
                 precedent
                 Autumne
                 leaving
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 joynts
                 or
                 knobs
                 of
                 new
                 wood
                 :
                 againe
                 the
                 old
                 ones
                 may
                 bee
                 onely
                 digged
                 ,
                 if
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 all
                 other
                 times
                 you
                 perceive
                 any
                 dead
                 or
                 wounded
                 branches
                 you
                 must
                 cut
                 them
                 off
                 something
                 further
                 then
                 the
                 mortification
                 or
                 hurt
                 extends
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 prunings
                 let
                 no
                 Vine
                 bee
                 cut
                 in
                 the
                 knob
                 or
                 joynt
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 space
                 betwixt
                 ;
                 there
                 following
                 usually
                 nothing
                 but
                 abso●ute
                 and
                 irremediable
                 decaying
                 ,
                 where
                 th●y
                 are
                 cut
                 in
                 the
                 articular
                 knitting
                 .
                 If
                 in
                 Apri●s
                 dressing
                 ,
                 the
                 Vine
                 h●ve
                 no
                 branched
                 but
                 onely
                 budded
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 most
                 usuall
                 (
                 but
                 more
                 ●specially
                 in
                 March
                 )
                 you
                 must
                 nip
                 the
                 bud
                 off
                 with
                 your
                 fingers●
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 the
                 juice
                 which
                 would
                 ascend
                 to
                 hasten
                 the
                 germi●ation
                 ,
                 may
                 bee
                 stopped
                 to
                 strengthen
                 and
                 engross●
                 the
                 store
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 yeare
                 the
                 Vine
                 will
                 b●a●e
                 you
                 ●rapes
                 in
                 these
                 Countries
                 ,
                 but
                 I
                 am
                 confident
                 that
                 in
                 VIRG●NIA
                 it
                 would
                 beare
                 at
                 the
                 s●cond
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 my
                 confidence
                 is
                 grounded
                 upon
                 the
                 hasty
                 perfection
                 all
                 things
                 receive
                 in
                 VIRG●NIA
                 ,
                 by
                 much
                 preceding
                 all
                 our
                 neighbour
                 Countries
                 .
                 The
                 Peachtree
                 arrives
                 not
                 to
                 that
                 virility
                 of
                 growth
                 in
                 eight
                 yeares
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 regions
                 ,
                 which
                 it
                 obtaines
                 at
                 foure
                 there
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 is
                 verified
                 in
                 Apples
                 and
                 Cherries
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 questioned
                 how
                 such
                 men
                 which
                 p●radventur●
                 being
                 in
                 a
                 necessity
                 ,
                 are
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 attend
                 two
                 yeares
                 for
                 a
                 ●●●urne
                 ,
                 shall
                 in
                 the
                 meane
                 while
                 subsist
                 :
                 it
                 is
                 easily
                 answ●●ed●
                 th●t
                 the
                 intervalls
                 betwixt
                 the
                 dressings
                 of
                 the
                 Vines
                 will
                 ●ff●rd
                 space
                 enough
                 for
                 a
                 reasonable
                 Crop
                 of
                 Tobacco
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 is
                 much
                 mo●e
                 labour
                 in
                 looking
                 to
                 5000.
                 
                 Plants
                 of
                 Tobacco
                 then
                 the
                 like
                 number
                 of
                 Vines
                 ,
                 especially
                 if
                 the
                 interspaces
                 be
                 plough●d
                 ,
                 and
                 sow●d
                 with
                 Turnips
                 or
                 Lupines
                 ,
                 which
                 both
                 adde
                 to
                 the
                 fatness●
                 and
                 unwilding
                 of
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 and
                 choake
                 up
                 all
                 weeds
                 and
                 gr●sse
                 which
                 might
                 afflict
                 it
                 .
                 Co●trariwise
                 ,
                 Tobacco
                 will
                 admit
                 nothing
                 in
                 the
                 Vacant
                 sp●●●s
                 ,
                 and
                 must
                 be
                 perpetually
                 weeded
                 Further
                 ,
                 th●ugh
                 oth●●
                 Vine-Masters
                 prescribe
                 the
                 digging
                 about
                 the
                 roots
                 o●
                 their
                 Pla●t
                 in
                 August
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 busie
                 s●ason
                 of
                 inning
                 the
                 Tobacco
                 ,
                 yet
                 I
                 am
                 driven
                 by
                 divers
                 reasons
                 to
                 wish
                 such
                 c●●ture
                 omitted
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 yeare
                 ,
                 since
                 it
                 layes
                 the
                 root
                 by
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 nearer
                 
                 to
                 a
                 violently
                 torrid
                 Sun
                 which
                 is
                 so
                 far
                 from
                 cherishing
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 burnes
                 it
                 ;
                 by
                 whic●
                 meanes
                 his
                 C●op
                 of
                 Tob●cc●
                 need
                 not
                 at
                 all
                 to
                 be
                 neglected
                 :
                 but
                 these
                 Vines
                 steale
                 into
                 such
                 perfection
                 by
                 that
                 tim●
                 they
                 are
                 arrived
                 at
                 fou●e
                 yeares
                 g●owth●
                 that
                 twenty
                 thousand
                 Plants
                 of
                 Tobacco
                 though
                 s●ld
                 at
                 6
                 pence
                 per
                 pound
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 great
                 rate
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 )
                 will
                 not
                 retur●e
                 you
                 a
                 like
                 p●ofit
                 ,
                 which
                 tho●ght
                 it
                 m●y
                 be
                 something
                 sp●ringly
                 believed
                 ,
                 yet
                 may
                 be
                 m●de
                 apparent
                 .
                 For
                 admitting
                 ou●
                 Vines
                 by
                 that
                 time
                 of
                 4
                 foot
                 high
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 so
                 often
                 cutting
                 of
                 the
                 shoo●s
                 ,
                 nourished
                 u●to
                 a
                 stock
                 strong
                 enough
                 to
                 support
                 it self
                 ;
                 of
                 B●anch●s
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 like
                 tillage
                 ,
                 equall
                 in
                 v●gour
                 ,
                 yield
                 but
                 a
                 gallon
                 of
                 Wine
                 per
                 pi●ce
                 ,
                 yet
                 here
                 is
                 20
                 Tun
                 of
                 Wine
                 yea●ely
                 ,
                 for
                 3●
                 yeares
                 tog●ther
                 ,
                 (
                 so
                 long
                 will
                 the
                 Vine
                 thus
                 husba●ded
                 ,
                 l●st
                 fruitfull
                 ,
                 ●n●
                 vigorous
                 ,
                 if
                 Planted
                 with
                 the
                 slip
                 rather
                 then
                 the
                 Root
                 )
                 without
                 any
                 interruption
                 but
                 that
                 which
                 sets
                 bou●ds
                 and
                 limit
                 to
                 all
                 things
                 ,
                 the
                 divine
                 providence
                 in
                 his
                 dispensation
                 of
                 seasons
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Diseases
                 of
                 Vines
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Remedy
                 .
              
               
                 BEfore
                 we
                 can
                 justifie
                 our
                 expect●tions
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 H●rvest
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 providently
                 foresee
                 and
                 prevent
                 (
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 in
                 us
                 lies
                 )
                 such
                 cas●alties
                 as
                 may
                 m●ke
                 our
                 hope
                 abortive
                 ;
                 let
                 us
                 therefore
                 cast
                 our
                 eye
                 upon
                 such
                 D●seases
                 which
                 m●y
                 make
                 the
                 Vine
                 unfruitfull
                 ,
                 or
                 after
                 the
                 fruit
                 produced
                 ,
                 dest●oy
                 its
                 desired
                 fertility
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 prevent
                 the
                 Frost
                 from
                 benumming
                 ,
                 or
                 absolutely
                 destroying
                 your
                 Vines
                 ,
                 let
                 there
                 b●
                 layd
                 up
                 in
                 divers
                 places
                 heaps
                 of
                 drye
                 du●g
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 i●termixture
                 of
                 chaffe
                 and
                 straw
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 you
                 conjecture
                 the
                 approach
                 of
                 the
                 Fro●t
                 ,
                 set
                 this
                 combustible
                 stuffe
                 on
                 fire
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 smoake
                 arising
                 from
                 thence
                 will
                 so
                 temper
                 and
                 qualifie
                 the
                 aire
                 that
                 your
                 Vine
                 for
                 that
                 season
                 will
                 be
                 secured
                 from
                 D●m●●ge
                 :
                 yet
                 if
                 (
                 before
                 you
                 have
                 applyed
                 th●s
                 preventive
                 remedy
                 )
                 the
                 fruit
                 of
                 your
                 Vine
                 be
                 destroyed
                 ,
                 cut
                 it
                 off
                 very
                 short
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 strength
                 continuing
                 in
                 the
                 remainder
                 will
                 so
                 fortifie
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 next
                 yeare
                 it
                 will
                 recompence
                 you
                 double
                 in
                 the
                 qu●ntity
                 of
                 your
                 fruit
                 ;
                 for
                 what
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 rob'd
                 of
                 by
                 the
                 present
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 provide
                 against
                 the
                 blasting
                 of
                 your
                 Vine
                 :
                 When
                 you
                 perceive
                 it
                 upon
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 budding
                 ,
                 cut
                 it
                 as
                 late
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 ;
                 for
                 
                 this
                 late
                 cutting
                 it
                 will
                 make
                 your
                 Vine
                 something
                 later
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 consequence
                 ,
                 blossome
                 or
                 flower
                 at
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 the
                 Sunne
                 is
                 ascended
                 to
                 his
                 greatest
                 degree
                 of
                 heat
                 and
                 fervor
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 breake
                 off
                 such
                 Mists
                 and
                 Fogs
                 as
                 are
                 already
                 gathered
                 in
                 the
                 aire
                 ,
                 and
                 give
                 probable
                 menaces
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 your
                 Vines
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 apply
                 your selfe
                 to
                 this
                 remedy●
                 let
                 a
                 smoake
                 round
                 about
                 your
                 Vineyard
                 be
                 made
                 with
                 Go●ts
                 du●g
                 ,
                 kindled
                 an●
                 set
                 on
                 fire
                 .
                 Such
                 Fogges
                 as
                 have
                 outstripped
                 your
                 care
                 and
                 already
                 fallen
                 upon
                 ,
                 and
                 endammaged
                 your
                 Vines
                 ,
                 must
                 have
                 the
                 malignity
                 of
                 their
                 vapors
                 taken
                 off●
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 asswaged
                 by
                 i●rigation
                 of
                 Vines
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 water
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 leaves
                 or
                 roots
                 of
                 wilde
                 Cucumbers
                 ,
                 or
                 Coloquintida
                 have
                 been
                 layd
                 some
                 time
                 to
                 infuse
                 :
                 this
                 must
                 be
                 applied
                 immediatly
                 after
                 the
                 mists
                 .
                 Some
                 are
                 of
                 an
                 opinion
                 that
                 Bay-tre●s
                 (
                 which
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 are
                 dangerously
                 sociable
                 to
                 the
                 Vine
                 )
                 planted
                 round
                 but
                 not
                 too
                 near
                 the
                 Vineyard
                 ,
                 wil
                 priviledge
                 the
                 Vine
                 from
                 this
                 distaster
                 ,
                 by
                 attracting
                 all
                 the
                 ill
                 disposed
                 mallice
                 of
                 those
                 Fogs
                 unto
                 it selfe
                 .
                 This
                 till
                 experimented
                 will
                 hardly
                 be
                 worthy
                 beliefe
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 an
                 opinion
                 no
                 way
                 contradicted
                 ,
                 that
                 fertility
                 is
                 restored
                 to
                 a
                 Vine
                 become
                 barren
                 ,
                 if
                 humane
                 Urine
                 kept
                 a
                 long
                 while
                 stale
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 the
                 more
                 salt
                 and
                 ranke
                 ,
                 be
                 dropt
                 by
                 degrees
                 upon
                 the
                 Vine
                 stock
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 immediately
                 after
                 be
                 laid
                 about
                 with
                 dung
                 and
                 earth
                 mixt
                 together
                 :
                 the
                 season
                 for
                 the
                 application
                 of
                 this
                 Cure
                 mus●
                 be
                 in
                 Autumne
                 .
                 Another
                 way
                 I
                 should
                 conceive
                 to
                 be
                 altogether
                 as
                 eff●ctuall
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 to
                 leave
                 it
                 nothing
                 but
                 the
                 stock
                 ,
                 bare
                 the
                 roots
                 ,
                 and
                 lay
                 there
                 either
                 Acornes
                 ,
                 Chesnuts
                 ,
                 or
                 rotted
                 straw
                 ;
                 and
                 if
                 the
                 bign●sse
                 of
                 the
                 root
                 will
                 permit
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 cleave
                 it
                 a
                 little
                 way
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 thrust
                 into
                 the
                 fissure
                 a
                 piece
                 of
                 Vine
                 wood
                 ,
                 cut
                 small
                 for
                 the
                 pu●pose
                 ;
                 it
                 being
                 certaine
                 that
                 trees
                 themselves
                 sometimes
                 groane
                 under
                 the
                 sicknesse
                 of
                 being
                 hide-bound
                 :
                 Vines
                 are
                 perceived
                 to
                 want
                 moisture
                 ,
                 when
                 their
                 leaves
                 turne
                 of
                 a
                 deep
                 red
                 colour
                 :
                 this
                 Disease
                 is
                 cured
                 by
                 watring
                 them
                 with
                 Sea-water
                 ,
                 or
                 stale
                 Urine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Bleeding
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Vine
                 sometimes
                 is
                 troubled
                 with
                 an
                 extraordinary
                 Efflux
                 ,
                 or
                 emanation
                 of
                 its
                 juice
                 ;
                 some
                 call
                 it
                 the
                 weeping
                 ,
                 others
                 the
                 bleeding
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 Disease
                 is
                 commonly
                 so
                 violent
                 ,
                 
                 that
                 if
                 not
                 stopped
                 it
                 leaves
                 the
                 Vine
                 without
                 blood
                 and
                 life
                 .
                 The
                 remedy
                 is
                 to
                 breake
                 the
                 barke
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 upon
                 the
                 body
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 anoynt
                 the
                 wound
                 with
                 oyle
                 boyled
                 to
                 the
                 half
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 with
                 the
                 Lees
                 of
                 Wine
                 not
                 salted
                 ;
                 this
                 done
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 bee
                 watered
                 with
                 Vinegar
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 how
                 much
                 the
                 stronger
                 it
                 may
                 bee
                 ,
                 is
                 so
                 much
                 more
                 effectuall
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 scattering
                 Vine
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Vine
                 sometimes
                 is
                 oppressed
                 with
                 an
                 unretentive
                 scattering
                 disease
                 ,
                 as
                 unable
                 to
                 maintaine
                 the
                 fruit
                 shee
                 hath
                 produced
                 ,
                 which
                 sh●e
                 therefore
                 discharges
                 ,
                 and
                 le
                 ts
                 f●ll
                 from
                 her
                 ;
                 the
                 symptomes
                 by
                 which
                 you
                 are
                 to
                 judge
                 of
                 this
                 disease
                 ,
                 are
                 an
                 unnaturall
                 palenesse
                 and
                 drynesse
                 of
                 the
                 leaves
                 ,
                 the
                 branch
                 it selfe
                 languid
                 ,
                 broad
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 more
                 pithy
                 softn●sse
                 then
                 usuall
                 .
                 The
                 cure
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 rub
                 Ash●s
                 beaten
                 and
                 mixed
                 with
                 strong
                 Vinegar
                 about
                 the
                 foot
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 a●d
                 to
                 water
                 all
                 tha●
                 is
                 round
                 about
                 the
                 stock
                 :
                 Quaer●
                 ,
                 whether
                 ●is●u●es
                 in
                 the
                 ●●●ke
                 made
                 with
                 a
                 sharpe
                 knife
                 some
                 fixe
                 inches
                 long
                 may
                 not
                 bee
                 an
                 additionall
                 Receit
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 prescription
                 .
                 The
                 tree
                 p●radven●u●e
                 having
                 contracted
                 this
                 malady
                 by
                 too
                 close
                 imprisonment
                 in
                 the
                 barke
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 hide
                 bound
                 ;
                 how
                 ever
                 the
                 foregoing
                 M●dicine
                 cannot
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 but
                 sort
                 to
                 better
                 eff●ct
                 if
                 the
                 tree
                 and
                 barke
                 joyntly
                 be
                 rubbed
                 over
                 then
                 the
                 barke
                 one●y
                 ,
                 unlesse
                 this
                 Medicine
                 could
                 give
                 a
                 relaxation
                 to
                 the
                 barke
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 no
                 faith
                 in
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Vine
                 too
                 full
                 of
                 branches
                 ,
                 or
                 luxuriant
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 V●n●
                 expending
                 it selfe
                 too
                 wastfully
                 in
                 overmany
                 branches
                 ,
                 ●u●t
                 bee
                 〈◊〉
                 v●●y
                 short
                 .
                 If
                 this
                 overcome
                 not
                 that
                 luxury
                 ,
                 the
                 usuall
                 ●em●dy
                 is
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 bee
                 bared
                 at
                 the
                 Roots
                 ,
                 and
                 River
                 gravell
                 layd
                 rou●d
                 ●bout
                 the
                 stock
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 a
                 few
                 Ashes
                 or
                 else
                 som●
                 stones
                 .
                 The
                 reason
                 I
                 apprehend
                 not
                 ,
                 except
                 it
                 bee
                 to
                 check
                 its
                 f●●tility
                 which
                 I
                 conceive
                 may
                 more
                 prosperously
                 bee
                 effect●d
                 ,
                 if
                 on●ly
                 the
                 branches
                 being
                 cut
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 stock
                 low
                 ,
                 you
                 suffer
                 that
                 exubrancy
                 ●o
                 waste
                 it selfe
                 in
                 adding
                 more
                 corpulency
                 to
                 the
                 stock
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 of
                 it selfe
                 bee
                 a
                 sufficient
                 spender
                 to
                 restraine
                 
                 and
                 confine
                 the
                 former
                 liberality
                 of
                 juice
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 withering
                 Vine
                 .
              
               
                 IF
                 the
                 Grapes
                 languish
                 and
                 dry
                 away
                 as
                 they
                 hang
                 upon
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 before
                 you
                 apply
                 a
                 remedy
                 you
                 must
                 cast
                 away
                 all
                 that
                 are
                 already
                 aff●cted
                 with
                 this
                 contagion
                 ;
                 then
                 water
                 the
                 rest
                 with
                 Vinegar
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 Ashes
                 of
                 Vine
                 bra●ches
                 have
                 beene
                 infused
                 .
                 The
                 most
                 as●u●ed
                 remedy
                 is
                 to
                 water
                 the
                 Root
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 dis●use
                 cometh
                 with
                 the
                 st●lest
                 Urine
                 ;
                 the
                 former
                 Remedy
                 being
                 something
                 irregular
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 easily
                 feisible
                 to
                 remove
                 a
                 malady
                 by
                 application
                 to
                 the
                 effects
                 ,
                 without
                 considering
                 the
                 efficient
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 rotting
                 of
                 Grapes
                 upon
                 the
                 Vine
                 .
              
               
                 THere
                 are
                 of
                 Vines
                 whose
                 fruit
                 pu●rifie
                 upon
                 the
                 Branches
                 before
                 they
                 come
                 to
                 maturity
                 :
                 this
                 disease
                 is
                 remedied
                 by
                 laying
                 old
                 Ashes
                 to
                 their
                 Root
                 ,
                 or
                 G●avell
                 ,
                 or
                 B●rley
                 meale
                 mixed
                 w●th
                 the
                 seed
                 of
                 Purcellane
                 about
                 the
                 body
                 ;
                 Quaere
                 ,
                 whether
                 this
                 disease
                 p●oceed
                 from
                 a
                 Plethorick
                 rankn●sse
                 or
                 em●ciate
                 debility
                 :
                 if
                 from
                 rankenesse
                 all
                 application
                 of
                 ashes
                 hurt
                 it
                 :
                 the
                 symp●omes
                 of
                 rankenesse
                 are
                 ,
                 when
                 a
                 tree
                 lavishes
                 his
                 moysture
                 into
                 too
                 many
                 branc●es
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 make
                 him
                 neglect
                 to
                 feede
                 the
                 fruit
                 ,
                 as
                 unable
                 to
                 maintaine
                 two
                 spenders
                 ;
                 and
                 I
                 am
                 confident
                 the
                 naturall
                 remedy
                 for
                 this
                 is
                 to
                 bare
                 him
                 (
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 possible
                 )
                 of
                 wood
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 divert
                 the
                 nourishment
                 to
                 the
                 Grape
                 ;
                 if
                 from
                 debility
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 shall
                 perceive
                 by
                 a
                 flaccid
                 palenes
                 in
                 the
                 leaves
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 remedy
                 which
                 wee
                 prescribed
                 to
                 the
                 withering
                 Vine
                 ,
                 vi●
                 .
                 to
                 water
                 the
                 Root
                 with
                 Urine
                 of
                 a
                 long
                 stalenesse
                 ,
                 will
                 bee
                 the
                 most
                 proper
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 biting
                 of
                 the
                 Cow
                 or
                 Oxe
                 .
              
               
                 INdeede
                 the
                 best
                 way
                 to
                 prevent
                 this
                 disease
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 have
                 your
                 ground
                 either
                 well
                 p●led
                 or
                 quicksetted
                 ,
                 or
                 both
                 :
                 But
                 that
                 the
                 biting
                 or
                 breathing
                 of
                 Kine
                 may
                 not
                 endamage
                 the
                 Vine
                 (
                 which
                 hardly
                 recovers
                 after
                 such
                 wound
                 or
                 infection
                 )
                 water
                 the
                 foot
                 stock
                 
                 of
                 your
                 Vine
                 with
                 such
                 water
                 as
                 the
                 Tanners
                 have
                 used
                 in
                 dressing
                 and
                 mollifying
                 their
                 raw
                 Hides
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 may
                 prom●se
                 your selfe
                 to
                 bee
                 secured
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 as
                 mortally
                 hating
                 such
                 sents
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Vine
                 abhors
                 their
                 bite
                 or
                 breathing
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Against
                 Caterpillars
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 opinion
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 Caterpillars
                 and
                 other
                 noysome
                 ,
                 though
                 little
                 Vermine
                 ,
                 will
                 not
                 mol●st
                 the
                 bud
                 or
                 leafe
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 hooke
                 or
                 hedgebill
                 wherewith
                 you
                 prune
                 and
                 cut
                 off
                 the
                 superfluous
                 branches
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 be
                 anoynted
                 over
                 with
                 th●
                 blood
                 of
                 a
                 Male
                 Goat
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 fat
                 of
                 an
                 Asse
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 a
                 Bea●e
                 ;
                 or
                 with
                 the
                 Oyle
                 wherein
                 Catterpillars
                 or
                 brayed
                 Garl●ck
                 have
                 beene
                 boyled
                 ,
                 or
                 if
                 you
                 anoynt
                 and
                 rub
                 them
                 with
                 the
                 purse
                 or
                 sheath
                 of
                 a
                 Badgers
                 stones
                 ,
                 after
                 your
                 hooke
                 has
                 beene
                 ground
                 :
                 These
                 are
                 curious
                 rather
                 then
                 apparently
                 approved
                 Medicines
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 their
                 reason
                 I
                 must
                 demurre
                 to
                 give
                 it
                 ,
                 Quaere
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 Oyle
                 wherein
                 Catterpillars
                 or
                 brayed
                 Garlick
                 have
                 beene
                 boyled
                 well
                 ,
                 rubbed
                 about
                 the
                 ●tock
                 of
                 the
                 T●ee
                 ,
                 may
                 not
                 make
                 those
                 Reptilia
                 abhor
                 the
                 a●cending
                 ,
                 or
                 whether
                 the
                 juce
                 of
                 Rew
                 so
                 applyed
                 ,
                 have
                 not
                 the
                 like
                 vertue
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 driving
                 Locusts
                 from
                 the
                 Vine
                 is
                 done
                 by
                 fumigation
                 ,
                 as
                 either
                 fi●ing
                 of
                 old
                 Oxe
                 dung
                 ,
                 
                 Galbanum
                 ●
                 old
                 shooe
                 soles●
                 Harts-horne
                 ,
                 womens
                 haire
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 which
                 they
                 propose
                 las●
                 ,
                 I
                 conceive
                 to
                 bee
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 to
                 plant
                 Pionie
                 neare
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 prevent
                 Pismires
                 .
              
               
                 PIsmires
                 ,
                 who
                 divers
                 times
                 fret
                 in
                 sunder
                 the
                 wood
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 very
                 marrow
                 ,
                 will
                 not
                 at
                 all
                 approach
                 it
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 anoynt
                 and
                 rub
                 the
                 stock
                 with
                 the
                 dung
                 of
                 Kine
                 ,
                 or
                 grease
                 of
                 Asses
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Bay-tree
                 ,
                 Hasell-tree
                 ,
                 and
                 Coleworts
                 beare
                 a
                 particular
                 enmity
                 to
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 and
                 expresse
                 it
                 by
                 eff●cts
                 when
                 planted
                 neare
                 ;
                 this
                 I
                 cannot
                 believe
                 to
                 bee
                 out
                 of
                 any
                 Magicall
                 Antipathy
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 that
                 these
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 Plum-tree
                 )
                 are
                 great
                 and
                 strong
                 succors
                 of
                 juice
                 ,
                 and
                 happily
                 drawing
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 Vine
                 is
                 
                 more
                 particularly
                 nourished
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 being
                 cheated
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 no
                 wonder
                 if
                 she
                 expresse
                 a
                 decadency
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 manner
                 of
                 the
                 Vintage
                 .
              
               
                 AND
                 now
                 wee
                 are
                 come
                 to
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 most
                 acceptable
                 to
                 mankinde
                 ,
                 the
                 successefull
                 fruit
                 of
                 his
                 labours
                 reaped
                 in
                 his
                 Vintage
                 ,
                 which
                 wee
                 must
                 not
                 of
                 a
                 naturall
                 g●eedinesse
                 precipitate
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 G●apes
                 bee
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 kindely
                 ripenesse
                 of
                 age
                 ,
                 that
                 to
                 let
                 them
                 continue
                 on
                 the
                 Vine
                 longer
                 were
                 to
                 lose
                 them
                 ;
                 this
                 ripenesse
                 is
                 visibly
                 understood
                 by
                 a
                 mutation
                 in
                 the
                 Branch
                 and
                 Grape
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 Branch
                 you
                 shall
                 perceive
                 a
                 manifest
                 mutation
                 by
                 an
                 incline
                 to
                 rednesse
                 in
                 the
                 G●ape
                 ;
                 if
                 it
                 bee
                 white
                 it
                 alters
                 towards
                 a
                 yellow
                 ,
                 if
                 red
                 towards
                 a
                 black
                 colour
                 ;
                 nor
                 are
                 the
                 taste
                 and
                 touch
                 les●●
                 discerners
                 of
                 such
                 full
                 m●turity
                 ;
                 for
                 if
                 they
                 bee
                 sweete
                 in
                 ta●te
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 liquor
                 of
                 a
                 glutinous
                 substance
                 ,
                 cleaving
                 to
                 the
                 finger
                 ;
                 wee
                 may
                 conclude
                 that
                 both
                 they
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 time
                 to
                 gather
                 them
                 are
                 of
                 full
                 ripenesse
                 .
                 There
                 are
                 also
                 other
                 signes
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 kernell
                 expressed
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 grape
                 betweene
                 your
                 fi●gers
                 ,
                 come
                 out
                 cleane
                 ,
                 an●
                 altogether
                 seperate
                 from
                 the
                 flesh
                 or
                 pulpe
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 if
                 after
                 such
                 expression
                 (
                 gently
                 performed
                 )
                 the
                 Grape
                 diminish
                 nothing
                 from
                 his
                 bignesse
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 These
                 all
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 concurring
                 ,
                 prepare
                 for
                 your
                 Harvest
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Harvest
                 is
                 more
                 abundant
                 then
                 the
                 Labourers
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 a
                 glut
                 of
                 worke
                 flowing
                 upon
                 few
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 not
                 possible
                 to
                 bee
                 throughly
                 equ●lled
                 :
                 It
                 will
                 not
                 bee
                 amisse
                 to
                 use
                 both
                 anticipation
                 by
                 accelerating
                 n●ture
                 with
                 artificiall
                 meanes
                 in
                 some
                 ,
                 and
                 retardation
                 by
                 arresting
                 the
                 speede
                 of
                 growth
                 in
                 others
                 ,
                 to
                 accelerate
                 Ashes
                 layd
                 to
                 the
                 foot
                 of
                 Vines
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 Vines
                 planted
                 to
                 something
                 more
                 advantage
                 of
                 an
                 amorous
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 will
                 make
                 them
                 a●tecede
                 the
                 others
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 by
                 their
                 advance
                 of
                 foureteene
                 dayes
                 ;
                 the
                 other
                 in
                 their
                 naturall
                 course
                 following
                 that
                 sp●ce
                 after
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 others
                 more
                 particularly
                 retarded
                 (
                 which
                 may
                 bee
                 easily
                 effected
                 by
                 the
                 pruning
                 of
                 them
                 later
                 then
                 the
                 rest
                 just
                 upon
                 their
                 preparative
                 to
                 b●d
                 ;
                 which
                 arresting
                 the
                 sap
                 makes
                 it
                 afterwards
                 (
                 though
                 later
                 )
                 returne
                 with
                 a
                 greater
                 abundance
                 )
                 staying
                 foureteene
                 dayes
                 later
                 ,
                 there
                 
                 will
                 bee
                 compleately
                 sixe
                 weekes
                 time
                 for
                 the
                 gathering
                 in
                 of
                 your
                 Vintage
                 .
                 And
                 by
                 this
                 meanes
                 you
                 have
                 your
                 Vineyard
                 tilled
                 or
                 manured
                 every
                 third
                 yea●e
                 all
                 over
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 bee
                 no
                 ingrat●full
                 accession
                 to
                 its
                 duration
                 in
                 fertility
                 and
                 strength
                 :
                 Those
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 forward
                 ripene●se
                 this
                 year
                 ,
                 being
                 retarded
                 the
                 next
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 naturall
                 maturation
                 husbanded
                 in
                 that
                 manner
                 ,
                 the
                 next
                 Winter
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 fittest
                 season
                 to
                 gather
                 them
                 must
                 bee
                 in
                 a
                 serene
                 unclouded
                 sky
                 (
                 the
                 Grapes
                 having
                 any
                 Raine
                 or
                 Dew
                 upon
                 them
                 when
                 gathered
                 ,
                 losing
                 much
                 of
                 their
                 perfect
                 strength
                 and
                 goodnesse
                 ;
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 Wine
                 made
                 of
                 Grapes
                 throughly
                 dryed
                 in
                 their
                 collection
                 ,
                 hath
                 a
                 greater
                 priviledge
                 of
                 force
                 and
                 continuance
                 :
                 But
                 before
                 this
                 collection
                 bee
                 attempted
                 ,
                 all
                 things
                 fitting
                 to
                 receive
                 y●ur
                 Vintage
                 must
                 bee
                 prepared
                 in
                 cleanlinesse
                 and
                 order
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Baskets
                 ,
                 Caske
                 ,
                 and
                 Fat●s
                 strongly
                 hooped
                 ,
                 Tubs
                 great
                 and
                 small
                 ,
                 Stands
                 ,
                 Presses
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 all
                 scoured
                 ,
                 washed
                 ,
                 and
                 furnished
                 with
                 their
                 necessary
                 instrum●nts
                 and
                 conveniencies
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Grape
                 gatherer
                 must
                 distinguish
                 and
                 seperate
                 the
                 leane
                 ,
                 green
                 ,
                 sower
                 ,
                 withered
                 ,
                 or
                 rotten
                 Grapes
                 ,
                 from
                 those
                 which
                 are
                 of
                 absolute
                 ripenesse
                 and
                 soundnesse
                 .
                 That
                 the
                 Wine
                 by
                 such
                 an
                 uncomely
                 confusion
                 or
                 mixture
                 m●y
                 not
                 bee
                 l●sse
                 pure
                 ,
                 sprightly
                 ,
                 and
                 healthfull
                 ,
                 then
                 it
                 was
                 intended
                 by
                 nature
                 ,
                 such
                 incon●iderate
                 Gatherers
                 are
                 sayd
                 to
                 bee
                 of
                 the
                 Divells
                 sending
                 ,
                 to
                 spoyle
                 Gods
                 provisions
                 .
                 Nor
                 should
                 they
                 confusedly
                 mixe
                 good
                 with
                 good
                 ,
                 if
                 of
                 different
                 quality
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 mingle
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 strong
                 and
                 ri●h
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 is
                 small
                 ,
                 but
                 delicate
                 .
                 They
                 prescribe
                 that
                 the
                 Grapes
                 so
                 gathered
                 should
                 bee
                 left
                 in
                 the
                 ground
                 at
                 least
                 a
                 day
                 or
                 two
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 uncovered
                 ,
                 provided
                 it
                 raine
                 not
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 meanes
                 ,
                 say
                 they
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 become
                 much
                 better
                 ,
                 since
                 the
                 Sunne
                 dew
                 ,
                 and
                 earth
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 exposure
                 taking
                 from
                 them
                 what
                 ever
                 they
                 have
                 of
                 bad
                 unprofitable
                 moysture
                 ,
                 refine
                 and
                 purifie
                 them●
                 A
                 cou●se
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 my
                 span
                 of
                 reason
                 can
                 extend
                 ,
                 so
                 far
                 from
                 this
                 promise
                 of
                 refining
                 and
                 purifying
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 absolutely
                 tends
                 to
                 their
                 corruption
                 .
                 Have
                 they
                 wanted
                 the
                 Sunne
                 and
                 Dew
                 when
                 upon
                 the
                 stalk●
                 ?
                 Could
                 not
                 the
                 same
                 Sunne
                 and
                 Dew
                 which
                 enripened
                 them
                 ,
                 refine
                 and
                 purifie
                 them
                 there
                 ?
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 earths
                 meliorating
                 them
                 ,
                 if
                 melioration
                 bee
                 understood
                 by
                 putrifaction
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 easily
                 granted
                 ;
                 Apples
                 that
                 
                 lye
                 on
                 the
                 ground
                 are
                 so
                 meliorated
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 rotted
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 the
                 Grape
                 a
                 more
                 delicate
                 and
                 tender
                 fruit
                 avoyd
                 it
                 ?
                 This
                 is
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 digression
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 is
                 necessary
                 ;
                 for
                 without
                 this
                 caution
                 a
                 modest
                 man
                 which
                 reades
                 with
                 an
                 obedient
                 judgement
                 any
                 bookes
                 of
                 these
                 men
                 ,
                 taking
                 the
                 Authour
                 for
                 an
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
                 subscribes
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 observes
                 the
                 prescription
                 ,
                 and
                 gaines
                 a
                 doctrine
                 of
                 future
                 providence
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 losse
                 of
                 his
                 present
                 Vintage
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 after
                 the
                 Grapes
                 have
                 remained
                 a
                 day
                 or
                 two
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 bee
                 time
                 to
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 Fatt
                 to
                 bee
                 trodden
                 out
                 equally
                 .
                 Those
                 which
                 tread
                 the
                 Grapes
                 should
                 before
                 they
                 go
                 into
                 the
                 Fatt
                 have
                 their
                 feete
                 and
                 legges
                 washed
                 extreamely
                 ,
                 and
                 themselves
                 covered
                 with
                 a
                 shirt
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 drawers
                 ,
                 that
                 their
                 sweat
                 may
                 not
                 mixe
                 with
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 nothing
                 in
                 the
                 act
                 of
                 eating
                 fall
                 from
                 their
                 mouths
                 into
                 it
                 ,
                 they
                 must
                 bee
                 punctuall
                 in
                 abstaining
                 from
                 eating
                 of
                 the
                 Grapes
                 ,
                 while
                 they
                 are
                 at
                 this
                 their
                 labour
                 .
              
               
                 Surely
                 this
                 way
                 of
                 treading
                 the
                 Grape
                 is
                 derived
                 from
                 some
                 abstenious
                 man
                 ,
                 who
                 devised
                 this
                 stratagem
                 under
                 a
                 pretence
                 of
                 expediting
                 the
                 worke
                 ;
                 but
                 indeede
                 to
                 deter
                 men
                 from
                 drinking
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 so
                 uncomely
                 prepared
                 .
                 I
                 know
                 they
                 will
                 alledge
                 that
                 by
                 treading
                 it
                 flowes
                 more
                 naturally
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 all
                 more
                 pure
                 forth
                 ,
                 then
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 pressed
                 ;
                 but
                 withall
                 give
                 mee
                 leave
                 ,
                 say
                 that
                 the
                 very
                 Presse
                 it selfe
                 if
                 it
                 bee
                 not
                 too
                 violently
                 and
                 greedily
                 laboured
                 ,
                 makes
                 it
                 glide
                 forth
                 altogether
                 as
                 naturally
                 and
                 purely
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 with
                 greater
                 equality
                 ;
                 for
                 in
                 the
                 Presse
                 ,
                 all
                 the
                 Grapes
                 feele
                 the
                 impultion
                 at
                 once
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 the
                 Owner
                 bee
                 not
                 too
                 covetous
                 to
                 bring
                 the
                 drosse
                 and
                 gros●e
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Grape
                 to
                 a
                 second
                 squeezing
                 ,
                 and
                 mixing
                 with
                 the
                 first
                 ;
                 without
                 dispute
                 the
                 Wine
                 so
                 expressed
                 is
                 altogether
                 as
                 good
                 and
                 strong
                 as
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 trodden
                 ,
                 but
                 I
                 am
                 certaine
                 much
                 more
                 cleanly
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Wine
                 (
                 however
                 )
                 being
                 expressed
                 must
                 be
                 poured
                 ,
                 drosse
                 ,
                 Huskes
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 ,
                 into
                 a
                 Fat
                 to
                 worke
                 or
                 boyle
                 in
                 ,
                 which
                 it
                 must
                 doe
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 foure
                 and
                 twenty
                 houres
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 will
                 have
                 it
                 fine●
                 delicate
                 ,
                 and
                 subtile
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 you
                 desire
                 to
                 have
                 it
                 strong
                 and
                 noble
                 ,
                 let
                 it
                 worke
                 in
                 the
                 Fat
                 foure
                 or
                 five
                 day●s
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Covering
                 over
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 the
                 vapour
                 thereof
                 may
                 not
                 exhale
                 ,
                 or
                 his
                 force
                 waste
                 it selfe
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Fat●
                 or
                 Tub
                 prepared
                 ,
                 must
                 have
                 immediatly
                 before
                 his
                 reception
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 bunch
                 of
                 Vine
                 branches
                 laid
                 before
                 the
                 Tap-hole
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 not
                 heave
                 up
                 with
                 the
                 Wine
                 )
                 must
                 be
                 kept
                 downe
                 with
                 a
                 cleane
                 stone
                 or
                 Brick
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 is
                 better
                 and
                 lesse
                 offensive
                 ,
                 a
                 ring
                 of
                 Lead
                 wound
                 about
                 it
                 :
                 this
                 when
                 you
                 draw
                 the
                 Wine
                 will
                 hinder
                 the
                 Huskes
                 or
                 Grapes
                 from
                 comming
                 out
                 with
                 the
                 liquor
                 .
                 Your
                 Fat
                 must
                 not
                 be
                 full
                 by
                 halfe
                 a
                 foot
                 or
                 more
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Wine
                 may
                 have
                 the
                 more
                 space
                 to
                 boyle
                 or
                 worke
                 in
                 .
              
               
                 Your
                 Wine
                 invessel'd
                 must
                 not
                 be
                 filled
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Bung
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Bung
                 closed
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Wine
                 may
                 have
                 the
                 greater
                 liberty
                 of
                 despumation
                 ,
                 and
                 rejecting
                 whatever
                 it
                 findes
                 reluctant
                 to
                 its
                 owne
                 nature
                 .
              
               
                 Every
                 day
                 you
                 must
                 fill
                 up
                 what
                 is
                 expurged
                 ,
                 and
                 something
                 more
                 ,
                 till
                 you
                 finde
                 the
                 Wine
                 throughly
                 appeased
                 ,
                 and
                 discharged
                 of
                 whatever
                 might
                 be
                 obstructive
                 to
                 its
                 generosity
                 :
                 nor
                 must
                 this
                 Caske
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Cellar
                 ,
                 but
                 either
                 in
                 the
                 open
                 aire
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 some
                 Barne
                 where
                 it
                 has
                 a
                 liberall
                 respiration
                 ;
                 besides
                 the
                 defects
                 in
                 Caske
                 cannot
                 be
                 so
                 easily
                 discovered
                 when
                 the
                 Wine
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 Cellar
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 open
                 places
                 .
                 When
                 it
                 is
                 so
                 throughly
                 settled
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 hath
                 given
                 over
                 all
                 appetite
                 or
                 signe
                 of
                 boyling
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 have
                 it
                 committed
                 to
                 your
                 Cellar
                 ,
                 which
                 should
                 stand
                 upon
                 the
                 North
                 here
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 upon
                 the
                 North-west
                 as
                 the
                 coolest
                 and
                 driest
                 Angle
                 )
                 paved
                 with
                 gravell
                 or
                 drye
                 earth
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 lesse
                 subject
                 to
                 moysture
                 or
                 exudations
                 then
                 Brick
                 ,
                 or
                 especially
                 stone
                 ,
                 absolutely
                 remote
                 and
                 unmolested
                 by
                 any
                 ill
                 odours
                 of
                 Stables
                 ,
                 Sinkes
                 ,
                 Bathes
                 ,
                 Marshy
                 places
                 ,
                 &c.
                 neither
                 should
                 it
                 have
                 any
                 thing
                 shut
                 up
                 or
                 kept
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 which
                 have
                 any
                 sent
                 of
                 acrimony
                 or
                 harshnesse
                 ,
                 as
                 Cheese
                 ,
                 Garlick
                 ,
                 Onions
                 ,
                 Oyles
                 ,
                 (
                 Trane
                 ,
                 Neatsfoot
                 ,
                 Linseed
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 not
                 the
                 Salade-Oyle
                 )
                 it
                 being
                 observed
                 ,
                 that
                 nothing
                 is
                 more
                 open
                 or
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 contagion
                 then
                 Wine
                 ,
                 especially
                 when
                 new
                 .
              
               
                 Your
                 Vessells
                 must
                 be
                 so
                 rank'd
                 in
                 order
                 that
                 they
                 touch
                 not
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 meanes
                 to
                 leave
                 a
                 liberty
                 of
                 sight
                 to
                 foresee
                 a
                 misfortune
                 ,
                 or
                 prevent
                 it
                 when
                 happened
                 .
                 They
                 must
                 be
                 so
                 close
                 stopped
                 in
                 the
                 Bung
                 with
                 Clay
                 ,
                 that
                 not
                 the
                 least
                 irreption
                 of
                 aire
                 may
                 be
                 capable
                 to
                 taint
                 it
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 it
                 is
                 very
                 subject
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 cause
                 new
                 wine
                 to
                 bee
                 quickly
                 purged
                 ,
                 put
                 (
                 after
                 this
                 proportion
                 
                 in
                 the
                 re●●
                 :
                 )
                 to
                 15
                 quarts
                 of
                 new
                 Wine
                 ,
                 halfe
                 a
                 pint
                 of
                 strong
                 Vinegar
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 three
                 dayes
                 it
                 will
                 bee
                 fined
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 preserve
                 Mustor
                 new
                 Wine
                 all
                 the
                 yeare
                 ,
                 take
                 that
                 Vine
                 which
                 voluntary
                 di●tilleth
                 from
                 the
                 Grape
                 ,
                 before
                 it
                 suffer
                 the
                 presse
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 it
                 into
                 a
                 Vessell
                 pitch'd
                 within
                 and
                 without
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 :
                 let
                 the
                 Vessell
                 b●
                 halfe
                 full
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 well
                 stop'd
                 with
                 plaster
                 above
                 ;
                 and
                 thus
                 the
                 new
                 Wine
                 will
                 continue
                 a
                 long
                 while
                 in
                 his
                 swe●tnesse
                 .
                 But
                 to
                 adde
                 to
                 this
                 experiment
                 and
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 hinder
                 it
                 from
                 working
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 may
                 well
                 doe
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 put
                 the
                 Vessell
                 into
                 some
                 Well
                 or
                 River
                 ,
                 there
                 to
                 remaine
                 thirty
                 dayes
                 ;
                 for
                 not
                 having
                 boyled
                 it
                 will
                 continue
                 alwayes
                 sweet
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 preserved
                 by
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 Pitch
                 .
                 Others
                 prefer
                 the
                 burying
                 of
                 this
                 Vessell
                 in
                 moist
                 gravell
                 :
                 and
                 (
                 which
                 in
                 my
                 opinion
                 is
                 the
                 best
                 )
                 others
                 cover
                 the
                 Vessell
                 first
                 with
                 the
                 dros●e
                 of
                 the
                 Wine
                 presse
                 ,
                 then
                 heap
                 upon
                 it
                 moyst
                 gravell
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 meanes●
                 something
                 interposing
                 betwixt
                 the
                 extraordinary
                 moysture
                 and
                 cold
                 of
                 the
                 gravell
                 ,
                 which
                 might
                 have
                 some
                 influxe
                 upon
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 your
                 Must
                 preserved
                 in
                 an
                 excellent
                 meane
                 of
                 temper
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 know
                 if
                 there
                 be
                 any
                 water
                 in
                 the
                 Wine
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Malice
                 of
                 servants
                 sometimes
                 swallowing
                 downe
                 their
                 Masters
                 Wine
                 ,
                 and
                 fearing
                 to
                 be
                 discovered
                 if
                 the
                 quantity
                 be
                 diminished
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 basenesse
                 of
                 the
                 Dealer
                 to
                 impose
                 upon
                 the
                 Merchant
                 ,
                 makes
                 both
                 of
                 them
                 adulterate
                 it
                 with
                 water
                 ,
                 which
                 not
                 being
                 discernable
                 to
                 the
                 eye
                 ,
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 familiar
                 to
                 your
                 knowledge
                 by
                 this
                 experiment
                 :
                 Take
                 a
                 withered
                 Rush
                 ,
                 immerge
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 after
                 a
                 small
                 space
                 draw
                 it
                 out
                 againe
                 :
                 if
                 the
                 Wine
                 have
                 been
                 thus
                 bastarded
                 ,
                 you
                 shall
                 perceive
                 the
                 water
                 cleaving
                 to
                 it
                 .
                 Othe●wise
                 ,
                 take
                 raw
                 and
                 wilde
                 Peares●
                 cutting
                 ,
                 and
                 cleansing
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 mi●st
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 ●ieu
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 Mulberries
                 ,
                 cast
                 th●m
                 into
                 the
                 Wine●
                 if
                 they
                 float●●he
                 Wine
                 is
                 neat
                 and
                 cleare
                 from
                 such
                 sophistication
                 ;
                 if
                 they
                 subside
                 there
                 is
                 water
                 in
                 it
                 .
                 Some
                 do●
                 anoint
                 a
                 Reed
                 a
                 pi●c●
                 of
                 wood
                 ,
                 or
                 paper
                 ,
                 hay
                 ,
                 or
                 some
                 other
                 little
                 bundle
                 of
                 herbs
                 ,
                 or
                 strawes
                 with
                 Oyle
                 ,
                 which
                 if
                 they
                 drye
                 ,
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 
                 Wine
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 draw
                 them
                 out
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Wine
                 have
                 been
                 embased
                 with
                 water
                 ,
                 drop●
                 thereof
                 will
                 gather
                 unto
                 the
                 Oyl●
                 .
                 Another
                 sure
                 tryall
                 is
                 to
                 cast
                 uns●aked
                 Lime
                 into
                 the
                 Wine
                 ;
                 if
                 there
                 be
                 any
                 adulteration
                 ,
                 the
                 Lime
                 dissolves
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Wine
                 be
                 undevirginated
                 ,
                 the
                 Lime
                 collects
                 thereby
                 a
                 harder
                 cementation
                 .
                 Others
                 take
                 of
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 and
                 inject
                 it
                 into
                 a
                 Frying-pan
                 wherein
                 there
                 is
                 boyling
                 Oyle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Wine
                 (
                 if
                 depured
                 )
                 declares
                 it
                 with
                 a
                 loud
                 noise
                 ,
                 a●d
                 frequent
                 Bubbles
                 .
                 To
                 make
                 another
                 tryall
                 ,
                 lay
                 an
                 Egge
                 into
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 the
                 Egge
                 descending
                 ,
                 manifests
                 the
                 abuse
                 ,
                 not
                 descending
                 ,
                 the
                 Wine
                 is
                 as
                 the
                 Grape
                 bled
                 it
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 seperate
                 Wine
                 from
                 Water
                 .
              
               
                 BUT
                 as
                 the
                 miserable
                 man
                 in
                 the
                 pit
                 de●ired
                 his
                 friend
                 not
                 to
                 question
                 how
                 he
                 fell
                 in
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 advise
                 how
                 he
                 should
                 get
                 out
                 :
                 We
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 satisfied
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 water
                 in
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 but
                 how
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 seperated
                 from
                 it
                 ;
                 which
                 if
                 we
                 may
                 believe
                 the
                 deliverers
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 published
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 World
                 in
                 their
                 names
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Vessell
                 of
                 Wine
                 melted
                 Allum
                 ,
                 then
                 stop
                 the
                 mo●th
                 of
                 the
                 Vessell
                 with
                 a
                 spunge
                 drenched
                 in
                 Oyle
                 ,
                 which
                 done
                 ,
                 turne
                 the
                 mouth
                 of
                 the
                 Vessell
                 so
                 stopped
                 ,
                 downewards
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 water
                 onely
                 will
                 come
                 forth
                 ,
                 leaving
                 the
                 Wine
                 pure
                 :
                 the
                 reason
                 of
                 this
                 I
                 cannot
                 give
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 onely
                 read
                 (
                 not
                 seen
                 )
                 the
                 expeririment
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 way
                 to
                 correct
                 over
                 much
                 wa●erishnesse
                 in
                 Wine
                 .
              
               
                 IF
                 glut●
                 of
                 raine
                 have
                 made
                 the
                 yeare
                 so
                 unseasonable
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Grape
                 hath
                 contracted
                 a
                 watry
                 quality
                 to
                 the
                 diminution
                 of
                 his
                 Winy
                 goodnesse
                 :
                 or
                 if
                 it
                 fall
                 ou●
                 that
                 after
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 gathering
                 them
                 ,
                 there
                 fall
                 such
                 store
                 of
                 raine
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Grapes
                 instead
                 of
                 Dewes
                 are
                 too
                 much
                 wetted
                 ,
                 (
                 such
                 is
                 the
                 profit
                 of
                 exposing
                 the
                 gathered
                 clusters
                 into
                 the
                 open
                 aire
                 for
                 48
                 houres
                 )
                 the
                 remedy
                 is
                 to
                 tread
                 them
                 quickly
                 ,
                 and
                 finding
                 the
                 Wine
                 weake
                 ,
                 by
                 tasting
                 it
                 after
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 and
                 begun
                 to
                 boyle
                 ther●
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 presently
                 be
                 changed
                 ,
                 and
                 drawne
                 out
                 into
                 another
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 for
                 so
                 the
                 watr●
                 part●
                 that
                 are
                 in
                 it
                 will
                 stay
                 behinde
                 in
                 the
                 bottome
                 ,
                 
                 yet
                 the
                 Wine
                 standing
                 still
                 charged
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 totally
                 corrected
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 p●t
                 to
                 every
                 fifteen
                 quart●
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 a
                 pint
                 and
                 a
                 halfe
                 of
                 Salt.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 make
                 Wine
                 of
                 an
                 acceptable
                 odour
                 .
              
               
                 IF
                 you
                 will
                 perfume
                 your
                 Wine
                 with
                 a
                 gratefull
                 odour
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 braine
                 may
                 be
                 strengthened
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 the
                 heart
                 exalted
                 :
                 take
                 a
                 few
                 Myrtle-ber●ies
                 dry
                 ,
                 bray
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 ●
                 little
                 B●rrell
                 of
                 Wine
                 ;
                 let
                 it
                 so
                 rest
                 ,
                 close
                 stopped
                 ,
                 ten
                 dayes
                 afterwards
                 use
                 it
                 at
                 pleasure
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 effect
                 will
                 follow
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 take
                 the
                 blossoms
                 of
                 the
                 Grapes
                 (
                 those
                 especially
                 which
                 growe
                 upon
                 the
                 shrubby
                 V●nes
                 )
                 when
                 the
                 Vine
                 is
                 in
                 flower
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 the
                 brimmes
                 of
                 the
                 Wine-vessell
                 being
                 rub'd
                 over
                 w●th
                 the
                 leaves
                 of
                 the
                 Pine
                 and
                 Cypresse
                 tree
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 will
                 give
                 it
                 a
                 fragrancy
                 delightfully
                 odorate
                 :
                 Or
                 which
                 is
                 of
                 equall
                 facility
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 hang
                 an
                 Orenge
                 ,
                 or
                 Pomecitron
                 ,
                 (
                 being
                 of
                 a
                 convenient
                 greatne●●e
                 )
                 and
                 prick
                 it
                 full
                 of
                 Cloaves
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 as
                 it
                 may
                 not
                 touch
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 shut
                 up
                 in
                 all
                 these
                 Applications
                 ,
                 the
                 Vessell
                 very
                 close
                 .
                 If
                 this
                 like
                 you
                 not
                 ,
                 take
                 the
                 simples
                 of
                 such
                 mat●er
                 as
                 you
                 would
                 have
                 your
                 Wine
                 to
                 smell
                 of
                 ,
                 infuse
                 them
                 in
                 
                   Aqua
                   vitae
                
                 ,
                 the
                 infusion
                 may
                 be
                 repeated
                 by
                 percolation
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 herbs
                 ,
                 and
                 addition
                 of
                 new
                 ,
                 till
                 it
                 have
                 gotten
                 a
                 full
                 and
                 absolute
                 perfection
                 of
                 those
                 odours
                 you
                 desire
                 ,
                 then
                 poure
                 the
                 
                   Aqua
                   vitae
                
                 (
                 the
                 herbs
                 strained
                 from
                 it
                 )
                 into
                 the
                 Vessell
                 of
                 Wine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 make
                 Cute
                 .
              
               
                 YOU
                 may
                 make
                 the
                 boyled
                 Wine
                 called
                 Cute
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 boyle
                 new
                 Wine
                 that
                 is
                 good
                 ,
                 lovely
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 sw●et
                 unti●l
                 the
                 third
                 part
                 thereof
                 bee
                 consumed
                 ;
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 growne
                 cold
                 put
                 it
                 into
                 a
                 Vessell
                 and
                 use
                 it
                 .
                 But
                 to
                 make
                 this
                 Cute
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 continue
                 all
                 the
                 yeare
                 ,
                 gather
                 your
                 Grapes
                 whole
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 them
                 lye
                 spread
                 three
                 dayes
                 in
                 the
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 fourth
                 about
                 noone
                 tread
                 them
                 .
                 The
                 liquour
                 or
                 sweet
                 Wine
                 which
                 shal
                 runne
                 out
                 into
                 the
                 Fatt
                 before
                 the
                 dross●y
                 substance
                 come
                 under
                 the
                 presse
                 ,
                 must
                 bee
                 boyled
                 one
                 third
                 as
                 before
                 ;
                 then
                 to
                 every
                 nineteene
                 quarts
                 of
                 Wine
                 adde
                 
                 an
                 ounce
                 of
                 ●rees
                 or
                 Corne
                 flag
                 well
                 brayed
                 ,
                 straine
                 this
                 Wine
                 without
                 the
                 Lees
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 done
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 continue
                 sweet
                 ,
                 firme
                 ,
                 and
                 wholesome
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 cause
                 troubled
                 Wines
                 to
                 settle
                 .
              
               
                 TO
                 cause
                 troubled
                 Wines
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 full
                 of
                 Lees
                 to
                 settle
                 ,
                 poure
                 into
                 thirty
                 quarts
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 halfe
                 a
                 pint
                 of
                 the
                 Lees
                 of
                 Oyle
                 boyled
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 third
                 part
                 bee
                 wasted
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Wines
                 will
                 immediately
                 returne
                 to
                 their
                 former
                 settlement
                 .
                 Otherwise
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 better
                 and
                 more
                 easie
                 ,
                 cast
                 into
                 the
                 Wine-Vessell
                 the
                 whites
                 of
                 six
                 or
                 seven
                 Egges
                 ,
                 and
                 stirre
                 them
                 together
                 very
                 well
                 with
                 a
                 stick
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 know
                 whether
                 the
                 Wine
                 will
                 keepe
                 long
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 knowledge
                 whether
                 the
                 Wine
                 will
                 continue
                 long
                 or
                 not
                 in
                 a
                 good
                 condition●
                 is
                 thus
                 made
                 apparent
                 :
                 When
                 your
                 Wine
                 is
                 tunned
                 up
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 within
                 some
                 time
                 after
                 change
                 it
                 into
                 another
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 leaving
                 the
                 Lees
                 behinde
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 ;
                 which
                 you
                 must
                 diligently
                 stop
                 from
                 taking
                 any
                 vent
                 whatsoever
                 ;
                 after
                 some
                 time
                 you
                 may
                 looke
                 into
                 the
                 Lees
                 with
                 carefull
                 animad
                 version
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 change
                 or
                 contract
                 any
                 ill
                 sent
                 or
                 not
                 ,
                 or
                 whether
                 they
                 bre●d
                 any
                 Gnats
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 such
                 Creatures
                 ;
                 if
                 you
                 espye
                 none
                 of
                 these
                 mutations
                 or
                 corrupt
                 generation
                 ,
                 repose
                 your selfe
                 with
                 all
                 confidence
                 that
                 your
                 Wine
                 will
                 continue
                 pure
                 to
                 the
                 lo●gest
                 :
                 But
                 th●se
                 symptomes
                 discovered
                 ,
                 will
                 bee
                 so
                 many
                 admonitions
                 to
                 dispose
                 of
                 that
                 Wine
                 with
                 the
                 soonest
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 already
                 by
                 nature
                 inclined
                 to
                 turne
                 bad
                 and
                 corrupt
                 ;
                 others
                 take
                 a
                 pipe
                 of
                 Elder
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 other
                 wood
                 as
                 may
                 bee
                 hollowed
                 through
                 ,
                 with
                 which
                 they
                 receive
                 the
                 sent
                 of
                 the
                 Lees
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 them
                 informe
                 themselves
                 how
                 the
                 Wine
                 is
                 conditioned
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 good
                 pallate
                 will
                 divine
                 of
                 Wines
                 by
                 the
                 taste
                 ,
                 namely
                 th●●
                 if
                 the
                 new
                 Wine
                 bee
                 sharpe
                 and
                 quick
                 ,
                 they
                 repose
                 confidence
                 in
                 its
                 goodnesse
                 and
                 continuance
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 flat
                 and
                 heavy
                 ,
                 then
                 they
                 expect
                 nothing
                 but
                 the
                 contrary
                 to
                 good
                 qualities
                 :
                 againe
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 new
                 Wine
                 (
                 when
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Vessells
                 )
                 be
                 fat
                 and
                 glewy
                 ,
                 the
                 sign
                 is
                 prosperous
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 contrariwise
                 ,
                 it
                 be
                 thinne
                 and
                 weake
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 an
                 
                 ●rgument
                 that
                 it
                 will
                 easily
                 be
                 turned
                 ,
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 keepe
                 Wine
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 .
              
               
                 TO
                 effect
                 this
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 cast
                 Roch-Allum
                 (
                 very
                 finely
                 powdred
                 )
                 into
                 the●
                 Vessell
                 which
                 you
                 meane
                 to
                 put
                 your
                 new
                 Wine
                 in
                 ,
                 or
                 bay
                 Salt
                 very
                 finely
                 powdred
                 :
                 or
                 pibble
                 stones
                 ,
                 and
                 little
                 flints
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 some
                 Brooke
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 will
                 retaine
                 the
                 spirits
                 of
                 the
                 Wine
                 from
                 evaporating
                 ;
                 more
                 certainly
                 Salade
                 Oyle
                 ,
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 will
                 cover
                 the
                 superficies
                 of
                 the
                 Wine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 make
                 that
                 Wine
                 sh●l
                 not
                 Flowre
                 .
              
               
                 VVIne
                 will
                 have
                 no
                 Flower
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 put
                 into
                 it
                 the
                 Flowers
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 gathered
                 ,
                 and
                 dryed
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 meale
                 of
                 Fetches
                 ,
                 cha●ging
                 the
                 Wine
                 into
                 another
                 Vess●ll
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 meale
                 or
                 Flowers
                 are
                 settled
                 downe
                 to
                 the
                 bottome
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 prepare
                 Physicall
                 Wines
                 .
              
               
                 NEither
                 is
                 this
                 digression
                 impertinent
                 ;
                 Physitians
                 are
                 not
                 so
                 frequent
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 PADUA
                 ,
                 or
                 LONDON
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 there
                 more
                 ,
                 yet
                 t●e
                 vast
                 space
                 of
                 ground
                 ,
                 those
                 people
                 take
                 up
                 in
                 their
                 scattred
                 dwellings
                 ,
                 makes
                 the
                 addresses
                 to
                 them
                 very
                 difficult
                 :
                 that
                 therefore
                 they
                 may
                 (
                 in
                 absence
                 of
                 the
                 Physitian
                 )
                 have
                 some
                 common
                 remedies
                 for
                 common
                 diseases
                 ;
                 I
                 have
                 thought
                 fit
                 to
                 give
                 them
                 this
                 accompt
                 of
                 Medicinall
                 Wines
                 out
                 of
                 LIE●AULT
                 ,
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 of
                 excellent
                 Virtues
                 ,
                 and
                 easie
                 preparations●
                 the
                 first
                 shall
                 be
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 make
                 Wines
                 of
                 Wormewood
                 .
              
               
                 TO
                 which
                 effect
                 ,
                 take
                 of
                 Sea-Wormewood
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 default
                 of
                 that
                 ,
                 common
                 Wormewood
                 ,
                 especially
                 that
                 which
                 hath
                 the
                 small
                 stalke
                 ,
                 and
                 short
                 leaves
                 ,
                 eight
                 Drammes●
                 stamp
                 them●
                 and
                 binde
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 cloath
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 woven
                 too
                 thick
                 ,
                 cast
                 it
                 into
                 the
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 pouring
                 new
                 Wine
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 making
                 this
                 accompt
                 ,
                 that
                 to
                 
                 every
                 three
                 pints
                 of
                 Wine
                 there
                 must
                 bee
                 eight
                 drams
                 of
                 Wormewood
                 ;
                 continue
                 this
                 proportion
                 in
                 the
                 filling
                 of
                 your
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 must
                 leave
                 with
                 the
                 vent
                 open
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Wine
                 fall
                 not
                 a
                 new
                 to
                 boyling
                 .
                 The
                 use
                 of
                 this
                 Wine
                 is
                 good
                 for
                 the
                 paine
                 of
                 the
                 stomack
                 and
                 liver
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 kill
                 Wormes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 make
                 Wine
                 of
                 Horehound
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Wine
                 being
                 very
                 soveraigne
                 for
                 the
                 Cough
                 ,
                 must
                 bee
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Vintage
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 purpose
                 you
                 must
                 gather
                 of
                 the
                 Crops
                 and
                 tender
                 stalkes
                 of
                 Horehound
                 ,
                 of
                 that
                 especially
                 which
                 growes
                 in
                 leane
                 untilled
                 places
                 ;
                 afterwards
                 ca●se
                 them
                 to
                 bee
                 dryed
                 in
                 the
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 make
                 them
                 up
                 into
                 bundles
                 ,
                 tying
                 them
                 with
                 a
                 Rush
                 ,
                 sinke
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 vessell
                 to
                 65
                 quarts
                 of
                 new
                 Wine
                 ;
                 you
                 must
                 put
                 eight
                 pound
                 of
                 Horehound
                 to
                 boyle
                 therewith
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Wine
                 is
                 settled
                 the
                 Horehound
                 must
                 bee
                 taken
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Wine
                 stopt
                 very
                 diligently
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Wine
                 of
                 Anise
                 and
                 Dill
                 very
                 good
                 against
                 the
                 difficulty
                 of
                 the
                 Urine
                 :
                 The
                 Wine
                 of
                 Peares
                 against
                 the
                 flux
                 of
                 the
                 b●lly
                 ;
                 the
                 Wine
                 of
                 Bayes
                 against
                 the
                 ach
                 and
                 wringings
                 of
                 the
                 belly
                 ;
                 the
                 Wine
                 of
                 
                   Asarum
                   Bacchar
                
                 against
                 the
                 Jaundise
                 ,
                 Dropsies
                 ,
                 and
                 Tertian
                 Agues
                 ;
                 the
                 Wine
                 of
                 Sage
                 against
                 paines
                 and
                 weakenesse
                 of
                 the
                 sinewes
                 ,
                 are
                 all
                 made
                 as
                 the
                 Wine
                 of
                 Wormewood
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 make
                 Wine
                 of
                 Betony
                 .
              
               
                 TAke
                 Betony●
                 the
                 Leaves
                 and
                 Seedes
                 about
                 one
                 pound
                 ,
                 put
                 it
                 into
                 twenty
                 quarts
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 expiration
                 of
                 the
                 seven
                 moneth
                 ,
                 change
                 the
                 Wine
                 into
                 new
                 Vessells
                 .
                 This
                 most
                 excellent
                 Wine
                 aswageth
                 the
                 paine
                 of
                 the
                 Reines
                 ,
                 breaketh
                 the
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 healeth
                 the
                 Jaundise
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 make
                 the
                 Wine
                 of
                 Hysop
                 .
              
               
                 TAke
                 the
                 leaves
                 of
                 Hysop
                 well
                 stamped
                 ,
                 tye
                 them
                 fast
                 in
                 a
                 very
                 fi●e
                 cloth
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 about
                 one
                 pound
                 of
                 them
                 into
                 twenty
                 quarts
                 of
                 new
                 Wine
                 ;
                 this
                 Wine
                 is
                 peculiarly
                 excellent
                 against
                 the
                 
                 diseases
                 of
                 the
                 lungs
                 ,
                 an
                 old
                 Cough
                 ,
                 and
                 shortnesse
                 of
                 breath
                 .
              
               
                 Wine
                 of
                 Pomgranates
                 ,
                 made
                 of
                 Pomgranates
                 that
                 are
                 scarce
                 ripe
                 ,
                 being
                 throughly
                 bruized
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 into
                 a
                 vessell
                 of
                 thick
                 red
                 Wine
                 ,
                 serveth
                 of
                 singular
                 use
                 against
                 the
                 fluxe
                 of
                 the
                 belly
                 :
                 to
                 which
                 end
                 also
                 serve
                 the
                 Wines
                 made
                 of
                 Services
                 ,
                 Mulberries
                 ,
                 and
                 Quinces
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Ancients
                 had
                 a
                 very
                 high
                 opinion
                 of
                 Treacle
                 Wine
                 ,
                 from
                 consideration
                 of
                 its
                 extraordinary
                 vertue
                 in
                 asswaging
                 and
                 healing
                 the
                 bitings
                 of
                 Serpents
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 venemous
                 Beasts
                 .
                 Nor
                 had
                 the
                 Vine
                 solely
                 this
                 virtue
                 in
                 its
                 Grape
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 leaves
                 also
                 stamped
                 and
                 applyed
                 unto
                 the
                 grieved
                 part
                 .
                 This
                 Vine
                 is
                 thus
                 prepared
                 :
                 cleave
                 three
                 or
                 foure
                 fingers
                 breadth
                 of
                 the
                 Plant
                 you
                 intend
                 to
                 set
                 ,
                 take
                 out
                 the
                 pith
                 ,
                 and
                 replenish
                 the
                 vacant
                 part
                 with
                 Treacle
                 ,
                 afterwards
                 set
                 the
                 cloven
                 part
                 covered
                 and
                 wrapt
                 in
                 paper
                 .
                 Thus
                 Vines
                 may
                 bee
                 made
                 soporiferous
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 prepare
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 with
                 Opium
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 with
                 Treacle
                 ,
                 laxative
                 by
                 preparing
                 it
                 with
                 some
                 soluble
                 purge
                 .
                 By
                 this
                 meanes
                 you
                 may
                 have
                 Wine
                 to
                 taste
                 like
                 the
                 Greeke
                 Calabrian
                 Frontig●ac
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 noble
                 for
                 its
                 excellency
                 ;
                 if
                 the
                 Lees
                 purified
                 and
                 preserved
                 bee
                 inserted
                 into
                 the
                 pith
                 of
                 the
                 branch
                 ,
                 Aromatick
                 ,
                 if
                 to
                 these
                 Le●s
                 you
                 adde
                 compounds
                 of
                 Cynamon●
                 Cas●ia
                 ,
                 Cloves
                 ,
                 or
                 what
                 ever
                 shall
                 bee
                 most
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 nostrill
                 and
                 pallate
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 remedy
                 Wines
                 inclining
                 to
                 corrupt
                 ;
                 and
                 first
                 of
                 Wine
                 beginning
                 ●o
                 soure
                 .
              
               
                 IF
                 you
                 perceive
                 Wine
                 beginning
                 to
                 waxe
                 soure
                 ,
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 bottome
                 of
                 your
                 Ve●sell
                 a
                 pot
                 of
                 water
                 well
                 stopt
                 ,
                 close
                 the
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 yet
                 so
                 as
                 at
                 a
                 vent
                 hole
                 to
                 receive
                 and
                 transmit
                 a
                 little
                 aire
                 :
                 the
                 third
                 day
                 draw
                 out
                 the
                 pot
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 shall
                 see
                 a
                 noble
                 experiment
                 of
                 attraction
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 water
                 will
                 be
                 stinking
                 and
                 the
                 Wine
                 sound
                 &
                 neat
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 At
                 what
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 what
                 accidents
                 Wine
                 is
                 most
                 apt
                 ●o
                 corrupt
                 ,
                 with
                 its
                 remedy
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 season
                 when
                 Wines
                 are
                 subject
                 to
                 turne
                 or
                 bee
                 troubled
                 ,
                 i●
                 about
                 the
                 Summer
                 solstice
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 11.
                 of
                 June
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 
                 time
                 that
                 the
                 Vine
                 emits
                 her
                 blossome
                 ;
                 nor
                 then
                 alone
                 ,
                 but
                 sometimes
                 about
                 the
                 Dog-dayes●
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 variety
                 of
                 heates
                 :
                 generally
                 the
                 Wine
                 is
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 of
                 commotion
                 ,
                 when
                 a
                 constant
                 South
                 winde
                 disturbes
                 the
                 aire
                 ,
                 whether
                 it
                 bee
                 in
                 Winter
                 or
                 Summer
                 ,
                 in
                 great
                 and
                 continued
                 raines
                 also
                 ,
                 and
                 windes
                 in
                 Earthquake●
                 or
                 mighty
                 Thunder●
                 .
                 To
                 keepe
                 them
                 f●om
                 turning
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 injection
                 of
                 pan
                 salt
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 boyle
                 or
                 worke
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 of
                 the
                 seed
                 of
                 smallage
                 ,
                 Barley-bran
                 ,
                 the
                 leaves
                 of
                 Bay-trees
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 Fennell
                 seed
                 brayed
                 with
                 the
                 Ashes
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 brayed
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 effect
                 have
                 Almonds
                 cast
                 into
                 the
                 wine
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 A●hes
                 of
                 the
                 Oake
                 ;
                 the
                 Meale
                 of
                 the
                 white
                 Fetch
                 both
                 defends
                 the
                 wine
                 from
                 turning
                 ,
                 and
                 keepeth
                 it
                 in
                 his
                 soundnesse
                 .
                 Allum
                 broken
                 in
                 pieces
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 the
                 worst
                 application
                 is
                 of
                 Brimstone
                 ,
                 Lime
                 ,
                 Plaister
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 To
                 recover
                 the
                 wine
                 when
                 ●urned
                 ,
                 must
                 bee
                 e●fe●ted
                 either
                 by
                 changing
                 the
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 by
                 beaten
                 pepper
                 ;
                 or
                 take
                 whites
                 of
                 Egges
                 ,
                 beate
                 them
                 very
                 well
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 the
                 froth
                 from
                 thence
                 arising
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 poure
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 Ves●ell
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 must
                 immediately
                 roule
                 after
                 its
                 infusion
                 :
                 Or
                 else
                 take
                 twelve
                 Kernells
                 of
                 old
                 Walnuts
                 (
                 the
                 Virginian
                 Walnut
                 I
                 conceive
                 exceeding
                 proper
                 )
                 rost
                 them
                 under
                 the
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 and
                 while
                 they
                 are
                 yet
                 hot
                 ,
                 draw
                 a
                 thread
                 through
                 them
                 ,
                 hang
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 wine
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 must
                 bee
                 till
                 the
                 wine
                 (
                 which
                 will
                 not
                 fail
                 )
                 recover
                 its
                 former
                 colou●
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 the
                 wine
                 become
                 troubled
                 ,
                 either
                 the
                 Kernels
                 of
                 Pine
                 Apples
                 ,
                 or
                 Peaches
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 whites
                 of
                 Egges
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 little
                 salt
                 will
                 not
                 faile
                 to
                 cleare
                 and
                 refine
                 it
                 :
                 Others
                 take
                 halfe
                 a
                 pound
                 of
                 Allum
                 ,
                 as
                 much
                 Sugar
                 ,
                 make
                 a
                 very
                 small
                 powder
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 it
                 into
                 the
                 ●e●sell
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 helpe
                 Wine
                 that
                 beginnes
                 to
                 wast
                 and
                 die
                 .
              
               
                 IF
                 you
                 by
                 manifest
                 Symptomes
                 apprehend
                 your
                 wine
                 suddenly
                 inclining
                 to
                 degen●rate
                 and
                 corrupt
                 ,
                 this
                 course
                 is
                 prescribed
                 :
                 If
                 it
                 bee
                 Clarret
                 ,
                 take
                 the
                 Yelke
                 of
                 an
                 Egge
                 ,
                 if
                 white
                 ,
                 the
                 white
                 ;
                 adde
                 to
                 it
                 three
                 ounces
                 of
                 cleare
                 bright
                 stones
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 ●
                 running
                 River
                 ,
                 make
                 them
                 into
                 a
                 small
                 powder
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 two
                 ounces
                 of
                 Salt
                 ,
                 mingle
                 all
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 the
                 wine
                 ●hifted
                 into
                 another
                 Vessell
                 neat
                 and
                 cleane
                 ,
                 not
                 tainted
                 with
                 any
                 smell
                 beforehand
                 )
                 
                 cast
                 in
                 this
                 Compound
                 ;
                 mingle
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 wine
                 five
                 or
                 sixe
                 times
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 untill
                 three
                 or
                 foure
                 dayes
                 bee
                 past
                 .
                 This
                 remedy
                 is
                 not
                 prescribed
                 when
                 wine
                 is
                 absolutely
                 spoyled
                 ,
                 for
                 then
                 it
                 would
                 bee
                 applyed
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 ;
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 carefull
                 Master
                 should
                 by
                 his
                 observation
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 disposition
                 ,
                 prevent
                 it
                 by
                 this
                 experiment
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 restore
                 Wine
                 growne
                 musty
                 ,
                 unto
                 his
                 former
                 purity
                 .
              
               
                 CAst
                 into
                 the
                 Vessell
                 Cowes
                 milke
                 salted
                 :
                 Some
                 (
                 but
                 to
                 the
                 infinite
                 unhealthfullnesse
                 of
                 him
                 that
                 drinkes
                 it
                 )
                 attempt
                 this
                 restauration
                 with
                 Allum
                 ,
                 Lime
                 ,
                 and
                 Brimstone
                 ,
                 a
                 more
                 undangero●s
                 way
                 is
                 to
                 infuse
                 in
                 it
                 Juniper-berries
                 ,
                 and
                 Irees
                 Roots
                 :
                 Yet
                 if
                 the
                 wine
                 should
                 continue
                 this
                 ill
                 senting
                 quality
                 ,
                 by
                 having
                 taken
                 winde
                 :
                 Let
                 it
                 bee
                 rouled
                 too
                 and
                 againe
                 to
                 awaken
                 the
                 spirits
                 thereof
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 the
                 better
                 disperse
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 its
                 infu●ion
                 :
                 afterwards
                 set
                 it
                 againe
                 upon
                 his
                 cantling
                 ,
                 replenish
                 the
                 Vessel
                 and
                 shut
                 it
                 close
                 to
                 prevent
                 winde
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 preserve
                 W●nes
                 from
                 sowring
                 ,
                 may
                 bee
                 performed
                 by
                 your
                 disposing
                 of
                 you●
                 Vessell
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 that
                 is
                 very
                 coole
                 and
                 dry
                 (
                 the
                 V●ssels
                 being
                 very
                 well
                 filled
                 and
                 well
                 stopped
                 )
                 to
                 prevent
                 as
                 well
                 the
                 emission
                 of
                 the
                 spirits
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 Wine
                 continues
                 vigorous
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 admission
                 of
                 aire
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 regard
                 all
                 men
                 are
                 not
                 the
                 masters
                 of
                 such
                 opportune
                 conveniencies
                 ,
                 being
                 forced
                 sometimes
                 to
                 make
                 uses
                 of
                 places
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 heate
                 ,
                 and
                 drawing
                 one
                 Vessell
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 ,
                 cannot
                 hinder
                 the
                 secret
                 invasions
                 of
                 aire
                 ;
                 y●t
                 if
                 you
                 perceive
                 in
                 time
                 that
                 your
                 Vine
                 begines
                 to
                 harbour
                 an
                 acid
                 or
                 soure
                 quality
                 ,
                 you
                 shall
                 preserve
                 it
                 from
                 falling
                 into
                 a
                 full
                 degree
                 of
                 sourene●se
                 ;
                 if
                 you
                 take
                 a
                 good
                 piece
                 of
                 Lard
                 ,
                 wrap
                 it
                 well
                 in
                 a
                 Linnen
                 cloath
                 ,
                 tye
                 it
                 to
                 a
                 small
                 cord●
                 and
                 let
                 it
                 downe
                 by
                 the
                 Bunghole
                 into
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 still
                 letting
                 it
                 lower
                 as
                 the
                 Wine
                 decreaseth
                 .
                 Some
                 advise●
                 and
                 not
                 without
                 a
                 great
                 apparence
                 of
                 reason
                 ,
                 to
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 Oyle
                 Olive
                 ,
                 or
                 Salade
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 quantity
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 onely
                 cover
                 the
                 superficies
                 of
                 the
                 Wine
                 :
                 Which
                 Oyle
                 when
                 the
                 Wine
                 is
                 drawne
                 off
                 from
                 the
                 Lee●
                 ,
                 may
                 bee
                 seperated
                 from
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 preserved
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 take
                 ●way
                 the
                 waterishne●se
                 and
                 crude
                 moisture
                 of
                 the
                 wine
                 ,
                 
                 put
                 into
                 the
                 Vessell
                 the
                 leaves
                 of
                 the
                 Pomgranate-tree
                 ,
                 though
                 in
                 my
                 opinion
                 such
                 Wine
                 being
                 easily
                 knowne
                 in
                 the
                 ●att
                 ,
                 when
                 first
                 trodden
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 corrected
                 by
                 boyling
                 ,
                 as
                 afore
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 remedy
                 against
                 venemous
                 Beasts
                 falling
                 into
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 as
                 Adders
                 Rats
                 ,
                 &c.
                 is
                 ,
                 so
                 soone
                 as
                 the
                 dead
                 body
                 is
                 found
                 ,
                 to
                 burne
                 it
                 and
                 cast
                 the
                 Ashes
                 into
                 the
                 same
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 s●irring
                 it
                 about
                 with
                 a
                 wooden
                 stick
                 :
                 Others
                 give
                 advice
                 to
                 put
                 ●ot
                 bread
                 into
                 the
                 Vessel
                 which
                 will
                 attract
                 all
                 the
                 venemous
                 qualities
                 to
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 and
                 cleare
                 the
                 Wine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Olive
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Vine
                 and
                 Olive
                 being
                 such
                 delightfull
                 associates
                 as
                 to
                 expresse
                 a
                 mutuall
                 emulation
                 for
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 fertility
                 when
                 planted
                 together
                 .
                 This
                 Treatise
                 shall
                 not
                 divide
                 them
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 both
                 exhilaratives
                 ,
                 the
                 Vine
                 rejoyces
                 the
                 heart
                 ,
                 the
                 Olive
                 glads
                 the
                 countenance
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 VIRGINIA
                 may
                 expresse
                 the
                 delight
                 she
                 affords
                 to
                 mankinde
                 by
                 being
                 reinforced
                 with
                 this
                 second
                 Sister
                 of
                 laughter
                 ,
                 the
                 Olive
                 ;
                 this
                 discourse
                 particularly
                 designed
                 to
                 her
                 improvement
                 ,
                 showes
                 its
                 planting
                 and
                 culture
                 when
                 planted
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Olive
                 tree
                 ,
                 though
                 it
                 delight
                 in
                 a
                 rich
                 fat
                 ground
                 ;
                 yet
                 if
                 he
                 have
                 a
                 warme
                 aire
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 South
                 ,
                 or
                 South-East
                 wind
                 to
                 refresh
                 him
                 ,
                 will
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 testifie
                 a
                 bounteous
                 gratitude
                 for
                 its
                 scituation
                 in
                 an
                 almost
                 unlaboured
                 for
                 fertility
                 :
                 Yet
                 to
                 prepare
                 a
                 place
                 for
                 this
                 rich
                 plant
                 to
                 prosper
                 on
                 ,
                 his
                 prosperity
                 being
                 no
                 small
                 part
                 of
                 your
                 owne
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 digge
                 the
                 pits
                 where
                 you
                 intend
                 to
                 plant
                 them
                 ,
                 a
                 yeare
                 before
                 such
                 implanting
                 ;
                 in
                 this
                 pit
                 burne
                 some
                 straw
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 is
                 better
                 castings
                 of
                 Vine
                 or
                 Brambles
                 (
                 but
                 no
                 part
                 of
                 Oake
                 ,
                 there
                 being
                 such
                 a
                 particular
                 enmity
                 betwixt
                 this
                 tree
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Oake
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Olive
                 not
                 onely
                 refuses
                 its
                 neighbourhood
                 ,
                 but
                 dies
                 if
                 planted
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 Oake
                 has
                 beene
                 rooted
                 up
                 )
                 or
                 you
                 may
                 leave
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Sunne
                 and
                 Raine
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 without
                 such
                 adustion
                 exhale
                 and
                 purifie
                 all
                 infectious
                 vapours
                 :
                 The
                 place
                 being
                 provided
                 to
                 plant
                 upon
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 next
                 select
                 our
                 Plant.
                 
              
               
                 Select
                 your
                 Plants
                 from
                 the
                 Shoots
                 or
                 Branches
                 of
                 those
                 Olive
                 trees
                 which
                 are
                 yong
                 ,
                 faire
                 ,
                 and
                 fertile
                 :
                 Let
                 them
                 bee
                 in
                 thickne●se
                 the
                 circumference
                 of
                 an
                 ordinary
                 wrist
                 ,
                 in
                 length
                 eighteene
                 inches
                 ;
                 plant
                 it
                 the
                 bigger
                 end
                 downewards
                 into
                 the
                 earth
                 ,
                 prepared
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 ramme
                 the
                 Mould
                 ,
                 mingled
                 with
                 Dung
                 and
                 Ashes
                 close
                 about
                 it
                 :
                 Let
                 it
                 be
                 digged
                 every
                 yeare
                 in
                 Autumne
                 .
                 The
                 time
                 to
                 plant
                 it
                 is
                 in
                 April
                 or
                 May
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 not
                 be
                 transplanted
                 for
                 the
                 first
                 five
                 yeares
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 Bough●
                 cut
                 or
                 pruned
                 till
                 it
                 have
                 attained
                 eight
                 .
                 Graft
                 it
                 not
                 but
                 upon
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 so
                 will
                 it
                 beare
                 fruit
                 better
                 in
                 the
                 species
                 and
                 number
                 ;
                 in
                 its
                 transplantation
                 you
                 must
                 take
                 up
                 as
                 much
                 of
                 the
                 soyle
                 with
                 its
                 roots
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 can
                 possible
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 you
                 reset
                 it
                 ,
                 give
                 it
                 the
                 like
                 scitu●tion
                 for
                 Coast
                 and
                 Quarter
                 that
                 it
                 had
                 before
                 .
              
               
                 Olives
                 are
                 intended
                 for
                 two
                 uses
                 when
                 gathered
                 ;
                 either
                 to
                 bee
                 served
                 up
                 at
                 the
                 table
                 in
                 collation
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 make
                 Oyle
                 of
                 the
                 largest
                 sort
                 of
                 Olive
                 ,
                 is
                 most
                 proper
                 for
                 the
                 table
                 ,
                 the
                 lesser
                 more
                 particularly
                 convenient
                 for
                 Oyle
                 :
                 They
                 must
                 bee
                 gathered
                 with
                 the
                 least
                 offence
                 to
                 the
                 tree
                 that
                 may
                 bee
                 ,
                 the
                 bruising
                 of
                 the
                 branches
                 with
                 Poles
                 as
                 some
                 use
                 it
                 in
                 striking
                 downe
                 the
                 fruit
                 ,
                 makes
                 the
                 tree
                 barren
                 :
                 The
                 best
                 way
                 therefore
                 is
                 to
                 ascend
                 the
                 tree
                 by
                 a
                 Ladder
                 ,
                 in
                 faire
                 weather
                 (
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 for
                 conveniency
                 of
                 the
                 Gatherer
                 ;
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 profit
                 comming
                 from
                 the
                 Olive
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 bee
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 tree
                 ,
                 but
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 exceeding
                 dry
                 )
                 and
                 pulling
                 them
                 with
                 your
                 hand
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 a
                 Wicker
                 Basket
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 ●hall
                 have
                 carryed
                 up
                 with
                 you
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
                 Those
                 Olives
                 you
                 intend
                 to
                 preserve
                 or
                 pickle
                 ,
                 must
                 not
                 have
                 that
                 full
                 ripenesse
                 which
                 is
                 requisite
                 for
                 those
                 you
                 purpose
                 to
                 make
                 Oyle
                 of
                 .
                 The
                 Olives
                 which
                 you
                 keepe
                 for
                 Banquets
                 must
                 be
                 full
                 of
                 flesh
                 ,
                 firme
                 ,
                 fast
                 ,
                 large
                 ,
                 and
                 ovall
                 ;
                 if
                 you
                 will
                 pickle
                 them
                 ,
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 an
                 earthen
                 pot
                 ,
                 and
                 cover
                 them
                 with
                 salt
                 brine
                 or
                 verjuice
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 with
                 Honey
                 ,
                 Vinegar
                 ,
                 Oyle
                 and
                 Salt
                 smally
                 beaten
                 .
                 If
                 you
                 intend
                 to
                 keepe
                 them
                 long
                 ,
                 by
                 changing
                 your
                 salt
                 brine
                 constantly
                 every
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 Moneths
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 effect
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Olives
                 whereof
                 you
                 are
                 to
                 expresse
                 your
                 Oyle
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 gather
                 no
                 more
                 at
                 one
                 time
                 then
                 what
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 into
                 Oyle
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 day
                 following
                 :
                 before
                 you
                 bring
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Presse
                 let
                 them
                 be
                 spred
                 upon
                 hurdles
                 ,
                 well
                 pick'd
                 ,
                 and
                 cul'd
                 ;
                 let
                 the
                 hurdles
                 not
                 be
                 too
                 thick
                 set
                 with
                 twigs
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lees
                 and
                 watry
                 humor
                 of
                 the
                 Olive
                 (
                 which
                 if
                 expressed
                 with
                 Oyle
                 would
                 make
                 it
                 extreame
                 full
                 of
                 faeculency
                 ,
                 and
                 corrupts
                 it
                 both
                 in
                 the
                 nostr●ll
                 and
                 Palate
                 )
                 may
                 expend
                 ,
                 wa●te
                 it selfe
                 ,
                 and
                 drop
                 through
                 ;
                 some
                 therefore
                 
                 that
                 this
                 malignant
                 humor
                 may
                 have
                 a
                 full
                 def●uxion
                 before
                 they
                 bring
                 the
                 fruit
                 to
                 the
                 Presse
                 ,
                 make
                 a
                 high
                 and
                 well-raised
                 floore
                 ,
                 with
                 provision
                 of
                 partitions
                 to
                 keep
                 every
                 dayes
                 gathering
                 seperate
                 ;
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 ,
                 if
                 your
                 abundance
                 be
                 such
                 that
                 your
                 Presse
                 is
                 not
                 able
                 to
                 discharge
                 you
                 of
                 them
                 dayly
                 )
                 the
                 bottome
                 of
                 these
                 partitions
                 m●st
                 be
                 paved
                 with
                 a
                 declin●
                 descent
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 moistnesse
                 of
                 the
                 Olives
                 may
                 flow
                 away
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 received
                 into
                 gutters
                 or
                 little
                 channels
                 there
                 provided
                 for
                 their
                 transfluxe
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Olives
                 being
                 thus
                 prepared
                 for
                 the
                 Presse
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Presse
                 readily
                 provided
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 necessary
                 ,
                 viz.
                 of
                 Fat
                 's
                 ,
                 Vessels
                 to
                 receive
                 your
                 severall
                 Oyles
                 ,
                 scoopes
                 to
                 draw
                 ,
                 and
                 empty
                 out
                 the
                 Oyle
                 ,
                 Covers
                 great
                 and
                 small
                 ,
                 spunges
                 ,
                 pots
                 to
                 carry
                 out
                 the
                 Oyle
                 ,
                 tyed
                 about
                 by
                 bands
                 or
                 Cords
                 of
                 Hemp
                 ,
                 or
                 Broome-barke
                 ;
                 the
                 Mill-stones
                 ,
                 Oyle-mills
                 ,
                 Pressers
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 instruments
                 serving
                 thereunto
                 being
                 very
                 well
                 cleansed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 aire
                 having
                 been
                 before
                 as
                 well
                 heated
                 by
                 a
                 plentifull
                 fire
                 ;
                 (
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 warme
                 enough
                 by
                 its
                 naturall
                 scituation
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 assistance
                 of
                 heat
                 makes
                 all
                 Oyly
                 Liquors
                 resolve
                 and
                 runne
                 more
                 gently
                 and
                 freely
                 ,
                 whereas
                 cold
                 astringes
                 ,
                 and
                 detaines
                 it
                 .
                 This
                 Presse-house
                 therefore
                 ●hould
                 be
                 so
                 seated
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 enjoy
                 a
                 full
                 admission
                 and
                 benefit
                 of
                 the
                 South
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 may
                 stand
                 in
                 need
                 of
                 very
                 little
                 fire
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 at
                 all
                 ,
                 such
                 heat
                 being
                 no
                 more
                 assistant
                 to
                 the
                 expression
                 ,
                 then
                 ac●essary
                 to
                 the
                 corruption
                 of
                 the
                 Oyle
                 .
              
               
                 Carry
                 your
                 Olives
                 thus
                 cleansed
                 to
                 the
                 Presse
                 ,
                 under
                 which
                 put
                 thē
                 whole
                 in
                 new
                 willow
                 baskets
                 (
                 the
                 willow
                 adding
                 a
                 beauteou●
                 and
                 innocent
                 color
                 to
                 the
                 Oyl
                 ;
                 )
                 the
                 Willow
                 also
                 something
                 staving
                 off
                 the
                 rude
                 strokes
                 of
                 the
                 Presse
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Olives
                 may
                 be
                 bruised
                 with
                 as
                 little
                 violence
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 much
                 leisure
                 as
                 possible
                 :
                 Nor
                 would
                 it
                 be
                 inconvenient
                 if
                 their
                 skin
                 and
                 fle●h
                 were
                 a
                 little
                 broken
                 at
                 the
                 fir●t
                 with
                 a
                 Milstone
                 ,
                 so
                 set
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 should
                 not
                 breake
                 the
                 Kernels
                 ,
                 which
                 would
                 utterly
                 spoyle
                 the
                 Olive
                 ,
                 taking
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 Mill
                 thus
                 prepar'd
                 :
                 let
                 them
                 be
                 stronglier
                 bruised
                 in
                 the
                 Presse
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 foure
                 pound
                 of
                 Salt
                 to
                 every
                 Bushell
                 of
                 Olives
                 .
                 The
                 Oyle
                 which
                 comes
                 first
                 is
                 by
                 much
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 and
                 the●efore
                 called
                 Virgin
                 Oyle
                 :
                 the
                 second
                 which
                 comes
                 with
                 more
                 violent
                 expression
                 is
                 fitter
                 for
                 Liniments
                 then
                 the
                 Table
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 last
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 extorted
                 from
                 the
                 drosse
                 ,
                 and
                 stones
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 no
                 use
                 but
                 for
                 Lampes
                 ;
                 or
                 such
                 sordid
                 employment
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Tuns
                 and
                 Vessels
                 wherein
                 the
                 Oyle
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 put
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 well
                 dress●d
                 with
                 pitch
                 and
                 gumme
                 ,
                 made
                 very
                 clean
                 with
                 warme
                 Lees
                 ,
                 and
                 carefully
                 dryed
                 with
                 a
                 spunge
                 ,
                 into
                 which
                 you
                 may
                 powre
                 your
                 Oyle
                 within
                 thirty
                 dayes
                 after
                 the
                 expression
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 so
                 much
                 time
                 being
                 necessarily
                 allowed
                 for
                 the
                 settling
                 the
                 Lees
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 that
                 will
                 have
                 grounded
                 upon
                 the
                 bottome
                 .
                 The
                 Cellars
                 where
                 the
                 Vess●ls
                 of
                 Oyle
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 conserved
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 constant
                 drynesse
                 and
                 coldnesse
                 ,
                 heat
                 and
                 moysture
                 being
                 corrupters
                 of
                 the
                 Oyle
                 ;
                 provide
                 therefore
                 a
                 Cellar
                 on
                 the
                 North
                 coast
                 of
                 your
                 house
                 :
                 and
                 fo●
                 the
                 better
                 and
                 more
                 neat
                 preservation
                 of
                 your
                 liquor
                 ,
                 poure
                 it
                 rather
                 into
                 glasse
                 Vessels
                 or
                 ●arthen
                 pots
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 made
                 capacious
                 )
                 are
                 far
                 more
                 convenient
                 then
                 the
                 pitcht
                 retainers
                 we
                 forme●ly
                 spoke
                 of
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Accidents
                 befalling
                 Oyle●
                 with
                 their
                 Remedies
                 :
                 and
                 first
                 to
                 recover
                 frozen
                 Oyle
                 .
              
               
                 IF
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Winter
                 )
                 Oyle
                 doth
                 freeze
                 together
                 with
                 his
                 Lees
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 put
                 into
                 it
                 twice
                 boyled
                 salt●
                 which
                 dissolves
                 and
                 clears
                 your
                 Oyle
                 from
                 all
                 further
                 apprehension
                 of
                 danger
                 ;
                 nor
                 need
                 you
                 entertaine
                 a
                 jealousie
                 that
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 salt
                 ,
                 since
                 unctuous
                 matters
                 (
                 and
                 especially
                 Oyle
                 )
                 have
                 seldome
                 any
                 relish
                 of
                 it
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 keepe
                 Oyle
                 from
                 becomming
                 ranke
                 .
              
               
                 VVHen
                 the
                 Oyle
                 begins
                 to
                 change
                 from
                 his
                 first
                 purity
                 of
                 taste
                 to
                 a
                 disposed
                 rankenesse
                 ;
                 the
                 remedy
                 is
                 to
                 melt
                 an
                 equall
                 proportion
                 of
                 wax
                 and
                 Oyle
                 together
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 you
                 are
                 to
                 mingle
                 salt
                 fried
                 in
                 Oyle
                 before
                 ;
                 this
                 you
                 must
                 poure
                 into
                 the
                 Vessel
                 ,
                 which
                 composition
                 above
                 the
                 prevention
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 when
                 beginning
                 to
                 grow
                 ranke
                 ,
                 effects
                 an
                 entire
                 restitution
                 to
                 its
                 simple
                 purenesse
                 ,
                 when
                 already
                 affected
                 .
                 Anniseeds
                 cast
                 into
                 the
                 Vessell
                 by
                 a
                 particular
                 attraction
                 performe
                 the
                 same
                 operation
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 To
                 purifie
                 troubled
                 Oyle
                 .
              
               
                 SOme
                 are
                 of
                 advice
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 applying
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 fire
                 or
                 Sun
                 recleares
                 it
                 .
                 Others
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Vessell
                 be
                 strong
                 ,
                 cast
                 into
                 it
                 boyling
                 water
                 :
                 how
                 these
                 remedies
                 agree
                 with
                 their
                 former
                 assertions
                 ,
                 (
                 wherein
                 they
                 declare
                 heat
                 so
                 unnaturall
                 to
                 Oyle
                 )
                 is
                 beyond
                 my
                 reconciling
                 :
                 I
                 for
                 my
                 part
                 ,
                 should
                 rather
                 make
                 an
                 experiment
                 of
                 Vineger
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 cast
                 into
                 the
                 Oyle
                 by
                 degrees
                 ,
                 hath
                 such
                 a
                 penetrating
                 and
                 inquirent
                 faculty
                 over
                 all
                 the
                 parts
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 would
                 without
                 doubt
                 recompose
                 it
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 To
                 recover
                 Oyle
                 corrupted
                 in
                 the
                 Sent.
                 
              
               
                 TO
                 performe
                 this
                 ,
                 take
                 green
                 Olives
                 ,
                 pound
                 them
                 ,
                 free
                 them
                 from
                 their
                 stones
                 ,
                 and
                 cast
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 Oyle
                 :
                 or
                 else
                 cast
                 the
                 crums
                 of
                 Barley
                 bread
                 mixed
                 with
                 corne
                 salt
                 :
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 infuse
                 in
                 your
                 Oyle
                 the
                 flowers
                 of
                 Melilot
                 :
                 or
                 else
                 hang
                 in
                 the
                 Vessell
                 a
                 handfull
                 of
                 the
                 herb
                 Coriander
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 you
                 finde
                 the
                 putrifying
                 quality
                 yet
                 unexpelled
                 ,
                 cast
                 in
                 divers
                 times
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 herbe
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 is
                 better
                 ,
                 change
                 his
                 Vessell
                 ;
                 this
                 ill
                 odour
                 others
                 drive
                 away
                 thus
                 :
                 They
                 take
                 Grapes
                 ,
                 pick
                 out
                 their
                 Kernells
                 ,
                 stampe
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 Salt
                 make
                 them
                 into
                 a
                 lumpe
                 or
                 lumpes
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 must
                 cast
                 into
                 the
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 ten
                 dayes
                 faile
                 not
                 to
                 change
                 it
                 :
                 Which
                 must
                 necessarily
                 be
                 done
                 after
                 the
                 application
                 of
                 any
                 remedy
                 to
                 Oyle
                 growne
                 ranke
                 and
                 putrified
                 ,
                 the
                 Vessell
                 still
                 impairing
                 what
                 the
                 remedy
                 recovers
                 .
              
               
                 Wee
                 have
                 done
                 with
                 the
                 Oyle
                 Olive
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 whose
                 expression
                 may
                 bee
                 extorted
                 any
                 unctuous
                 matter
                 of
                 fruits
                 ,
                 plants
                 ,
                 or
                 seeds
                 namely
                 ,
                 Walnuts
                 ,
                 Filberds
                 ,
                 Almonds
                 (
                 both
                 sweete
                 and
                 bitter
                 )
                 Nutmegs
                 ,
                 the
                 Kernells
                 of
                 Peaches
                 ,
                 Pine-Apples
                 ,
                 Abricots
                 ,
                 Cherries
                 ,
                 Plums
                 ,
                 Pistaches
                 ,
                 the
                 seede
                 of
                 Line
                 ,
                 Rape
                 ,
                 Cole
                 ,
                 Mustard
                 ,
                 Hempe
                 ,
                 Poppy
                 ,
                 Henbane
                 ,
                 the
                 seeds
                 or
                 Pipins
                 of
                 Apples
                 ,
                 Pears
                 ,
                 Cucumbers
                 ,
                 Gourds
                 ,
                 Melons
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 such
                 like
                 :
                 But
                 that
                 wee
                 may
                 give
                 the
                 Reader
                 a
                 more
                 cleare
                 dilucidation
                 of
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 preparation
                 ,
                 Wee
                 shall
                 briefely
                 discover
                 the
                 method
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 expression
                 of
                 Oyle
                 from
                 Almond
                 and
                 Nutmegs
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 easily
                 
                 make
                 him
                 apprehend
                 all
                 the
                 rest●
                 the
                 particular
                 reason
                 which
                 perswades
                 mee
                 to
                 introduce
                 the
                 example
                 of
                 Almonds
                 ,
                 is
                 becaus●
                 I
                 have
                 purposed
                 before
                 I
                 finish
                 this
                 concluding
                 Treatise
                 ,
                 to
                 discourse
                 particularly
                 o●
                 the
                 planting
                 the
                 Almond
                 .
                 Whose
                 Oyle
                 if
                 to
                 bee
                 taken
                 inwards
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 thus
                 expressed
                 .
              
               
                 Pill
                 the
                 Almonds
                 after
                 they
                 have
                 steeped
                 some
                 time
                 in
                 warme
                 water
                 ,
                 pound
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 Mortar
                 of
                 Stone
                 or
                 Marble
                 with
                 a
                 wooden
                 pestle
                 ,
                 make
                 them
                 up
                 in
                 little
                 Lumpes
                 or
                 Loaves
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 may
                 knead
                 with
                 you●
                 hands
                 against
                 the
                 vapour
                 of
                 warme
                 water
                 ,
                 or
                 put
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 glasse
                 vessell
                 of
                 a
                 large
                 content
                 ,
                 for
                 some
                 foure
                 or
                 five
                 houres
                 :
                 (
                 let
                 the
                 seate
                 and
                 Glasse
                 bee
                 so
                 contrived
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 rather
                 bee
                 above
                 the
                 water
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 vapour
                 on
                 its
                 sides
                 and
                 bottome
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 it
                 )
                 the
                 Almond
                 being
                 thus
                 mollified
                 by
                 the
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 moisture
                 ,
                 m●st
                 bee
                 put
                 into
                 a
                 haire
                 cloth
                 or
                 hempen
                 bag
                 ,
                 and
                 laid
                 in
                 a
                 presse
                 ,
                 whose
                 bottome
                 must
                 be
                 wel
                 heated
                 ,
                 hollow
                 ,
                 and
                 bending
                 downewards
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 better
                 delabency
                 for
                 the
                 Oyl●
                 thus
                 expressed
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 bake
                 the
                 drossy
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Almonds
                 under
                 the
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 wh●ch
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 necessity
                 will
                 serve
                 for
                 bread
                 ,
                 of
                 plenty
                 for
                 a
                 dainty
                 and
                 fatning
                 food
                 to
                 your
                 Poultry
                 .
                 This
                 Oyle
                 is
                 of
                 soveraigne
                 excellency
                 to
                 mitigate
                 and
                 remove
                 the
                 throwes
                 and
                 gripes
                 of
                 women
                 newly
                 delivered
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 aswage
                 the
                 paines
                 of
                 the
                 Collick
                 or
                 Reines
                 ,
                 taking
                 it
                 in
                 two
                 ounces
                 of
                 white
                 Wine
                 ,
                 or
                 one
                 of
                 
                   Aqua
                   vita
                
                 ;
                 the
                 Line
                 ,
                 Cole
                 ,
                 Rape●
                 Wallnut
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 need
                 not
                 these
                 curious
                 preparations
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Cakes
                 are
                 of
                 unm●tchable
                 nourishment
                 to
                 fatten
                 Kine
                 and
                 other
                 Cattle
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Oyle
                 of
                 Nutmegs
                 .
              
               
                 OYle
                 of
                 Nutmeg
                 (
                 which
                 in
                 the
                 South
                 part
                 of
                 VIRGINIA
                 not
                 subject
                 to
                 any
                 inconveniences
                 of
                 cold
                 would
                 undoubtedly
                 flourish
                 )
                 is
                 thus
                 made
                 :
                 bray
                 them
                 with
                 a
                 wooden
                 stamper
                 ,
                 afterwards
                 presse
                 them
                 out
                 ,
                 the
                 plankes
                 being
                 very
                 well
                 heated
                 ;
                 to
                 extract
                 it
                 more
                 rich
                 ,
                 divide
                 them
                 into
                 little
                 heapes
                 ,
                 and
                 steep●
                 them
                 three
                 dayes
                 in
                 very
                 good
                 Wine
                 ,
                 after
                 dry
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 shaddow
                 of
                 the
                 Sunne
                 two
                 whole
                 dayes
                 ,
                 then
                 heate
                 them
                 reasonably
                 in
                 a
                 frying
                 pan
                 upon
                 the
                 fire
                 ,
                 sprinkling
                 them
                 with
                 Rose
                 water
                 ,
                 and
                 presently
                 presse
                 them
                 .
                 This
                 I
                 judge
                 conveniently
                 sufficient
                 for
                 Oyles●
                 
                 Let
                 us
                 descend
                 to
                 the
                 planting
                 of
                 the
                 Almond-tree
                 ,
                 which
                 as
                 it
                 hath
                 a
                 peculiar
                 excellency
                 ,
                 so
                 without
                 dispute
                 returnes
                 a●
                 ample
                 profit
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Almond
                 tree
                 .
              
               
                 THough
                 the
                 Almond
                 tree
                 delight
                 particularly
                 in
                 gravelly
                 places
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 VIRGINIA
                 is
                 too
                 rich
                 to
                 afford
                 a
                 conveniency
                 ;
                 yet
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 dispute
                 ,
                 but
                 if
                 the
                 Mould
                 wherein
                 you
                 plant
                 them
                 bee
                 mingled
                 with
                 Oyster-shels
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 like
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 there
                 is
                 to
                 bee
                 found
                 inexhaustible
                 Quantities
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 have
                 a
                 greater
                 virtue
                 then
                 gravell
                 to
                 the
                 quickning
                 and
                 ingerminating
                 of
                 this
                 ●ree
                 ;
                 having
                 the
                 perplexed
                 hardnesse
                 of
                 gravell
                 and
                 unctuousnesse
                 of
                 marle
                 united
                 .
                 The
                 soyle
                 thus
                 prescribed
                 ;
                 let
                 the
                 seat
                 of
                 your
                 Almond
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 hot
                 place
                 fully
                 exposed
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 or
                 South-West
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 will
                 not
                 onely
                 flourish
                 to
                 your
                 expectation
                 ,
                 but
                 its
                 fruit
                 will
                 bee
                 excellently
                 qualified
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 vast
                 abundance
                 :
                 it
                 groweth
                 very
                 well
                 of
                 the
                 stone
                 ,
                 which
                 because
                 it
                 cannot
                 bee
                 procured
                 new
                 should
                 be
                 kept
                 close
                 in
                 a
                 Vessell
                 of
                 earth
                 ;
                 to
                 be
                 transported
                 ,
                 set
                 it
                 as
                 you
                 would
                 your
                 Peach
                 ;
                 it
                 thrives
                 very
                 well
                 too
                 of
                 the
                 branch
                 or
                 scien
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 bee
                 cut
                 from
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 tree
                 ,
                 and
                 planted
                 as
                 the
                 Olive
                 ,
                 the
                 earth
                 rammed
                 very
                 hard
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 prepared
                 as
                 before
                 ,
                 both
                 the
                 stone
                 and
                 the
                 scien
                 should
                 bee
                 steeped
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 twelve
                 or
                 foure
                 and
                 twenty
                 houres
                 in
                 homed
                 water
                 ;
                 the
                 best
                 season
                 to
                 set
                 or
                 plant
                 it
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 ,
                 is
                 in
                 October
                 and
                 November
                 .
                 This
                 tree
                 will
                 bee
                 of
                 admirable
                 use
                 there
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 that
                 both
                 that
                 and
                 the
                 Olive
                 will
                 hinder
                 no
                 undergrowing
                 Corne
                 ;
                 let
                 neither
                 this
                 tree
                 nor
                 your
                 Olive
                 grow
                 above
                 ten
                 foot
                 in
                 the
                 stock
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 this
                 as
                 in
                 Olives
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 see
                 any
                 branch
                 aspiring
                 higher
                 then
                 his
                 neighbours
                 ,
                 represse
                 such
                 ambition
                 by
                 cutting
                 him
                 o●f
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 hee
                 will
                 divert
                 all
                 the
                 sap
                 of
                 the
                 tree
                 into
                 his
                 owne
                 body
                 ,
                 and
                 leave
                 his
                 fellowes
                 in
                 a
                 starving
                 and
                 perishing
                 condition
                 ;
                 amongst
                 which
                 if
                 you
                 maintaine
                 equality
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 altogether
                 consent
                 in
                 gratitude
                 to
                 returne
                 you
                 a
                 plentifull
                 Harvest
                 .
              
               
                 T●e
                 barren
                 Almond
                 tree
                 will
                 become
                 fruitfull
                 if
                 you
                 lay
                 open
                 his
                 Roots
                 in
                 Winter
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 if
                 you
                 pierce
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 stock
                 close
                 to
                 the
                 earth
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 through
                 the
                 hole
                 a
                 wedge
                 of
                 Oake
                 ,
                 watering
                 it
                 about
                 with
                 stale
                 Urine
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 bitter
                 Almond
                 will
                 bee
                 capable
                 of
                 bulcoration
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 lay
                 round
                 about
                 his
                 bared
                 Root
                 Swines
                 dung
                 tempered
                 with
                 Urine
                 ,
                 casting
                 afterwards
                 much
                 mould
                 upon
                 it
                 ,
                 this
                 must
                 bee
                 practised
                 yearly
                 ,
                 till
                 hee
                 bee
                 perfectly
                 reclaimed
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 finde
                 the
                 same
                 effect
                 if
                 you
                 bore
                 a
                 hole
                 in
                 the
                 stock
                 of
                 the
                 tree
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 therein
                 a
                 wedge
                 wrapped
                 about
                 with
                 cloth
                 dipped
                 in
                 Hony.
                 Beasts
                 by
                 brousing
                 and
                 cropping
                 of
                 rhe
                 first
                 and
                 tender
                 branches
                 ,
                 change
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 sweet
                 Almonds
                 into
                 bitter
                 Almonds
                 ,
                 are
                 gathered
                 when
                 their
                 Huskes
                 through
                 the
                 heate
                 of
                 the
                 Sunne
                 begin
                 to
                 divide
                 ;
                 (
                 I
                 should
                 therefore
                 advise
                 that
                 those
                 made
                 choice
                 of
                 to
                 set
                 ,
                 may
                 bee
                 taken
                 before
                 such
                 exact
                 ripenesse
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 heate
                 of
                 the
                 Sunne
                 may
                 not
                 exhale
                 their
                 generating
                 vigour
                 )
                 if
                 when
                 you
                 have
                 beaten
                 them
                 downe
                 you
                 shell
                 them
                 altogether
                 ,
                 and
                 wash
                 them
                 in
                 brine
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 become
                 white
                 ,
                 and
                 bee
                 preserved
                 a
                 long
                 time
                 ;
                 cautionarily
                 that
                 you
                 dry
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Sunne
                 ;
                 their
                 repository
                 or
                 granaries
                 must
                 have
                 good
                 open
                 admissories
                 for
                 an
                 unmoist
                 aire
                 ,
                 and
                 lye
                 upon
                 that
                 Coast
                 that
                 is
                 most
                 open
                 to
                 the
                 North-West
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 driest
                 winde
                 in
                 that
                 Country
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Medicinall
                 excellency
                 of
                 Almonds
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 good
                 for
                 those
                 which
                 are
                 troubled
                 with
                 a
                 clammy
                 fleame
                 in
                 their
                 throat
                 ,
                 with
                 w●ake
                 lungs
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 subject
                 to
                 the
                 gravell
                 in
                 the
                 Reines
                 or
                 difficulty
                 of
                 Urine
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 great
                 restorers
                 to
                 nature
                 ,
                 and
                 fortifie
                 the
                 parts
                 tending
                 to
                 generation
                 ;
                 nor
                 is
                 it
                 onely
                 beneficiall
                 in
                 its
                 fruit
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Gumme
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 Almond
                 tree
                 arrests
                 the
                 spitting
                 of
                 blood
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Fig
                 tree
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Fig
                 tree
                 groweth
                 with
                 an
                 unusuall
                 celerity
                 ,
                 as
                 beginning
                 to
                 beare
                 the
                 second
                 yeare
                 from
                 his
                 planting
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 of
                 that
                 nature
                 ,
                 that
                 during
                 a
                 moneth
                 or
                 five
                 weekes
                 when
                 Grapes
                 are
                 ripe
                 and
                 good
                 to
                 eate
                 ,
                 the
                 Figge
                 also
                 is
                 at
                 that
                 season
                 dayly
                 mature
                 ,
                 and
                 fit
                 for
                 the
                 pallate
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 bee
                 planted
                 as
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 and
                 affects
                 the
                 same
                 soile
                 ;
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 roots
                 grow
                 sooner
                 ,
                 but
                 without
                 doubt
                 the
                 branches
                 continue
                 longer
                 ;
                 the
                 order
                 you
                 observe
                 in
                 planting
                 the
                 Vine
                 adheare
                 too
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 will
                 p●osper
                 .
                 The
                 fittest
                 season
                 to
                 plant
                 it
                 is
                 in
                 October
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 succeeding
                 Moneth
                 to
                 the
                 15.
                 or
                 
                 twentieth
                 :
                 You
                 shall
                 cause
                 them
                 in
                 planting
                 the
                 be●ter
                 to
                 t●ke
                 root
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 loosen
                 the
                 barque
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 is
                 better
                 bruise
                 it
                 gently
                 at
                 the
                 nether
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 stemme
                 about
                 halfe
                 a
                 foot
                 .
                 To
                 cause
                 them
                 to
                 bee
                 fertile
                 ,
                 and
                 bring
                 forth
                 fruits
                 remarkable
                 for
                 fullnesse
                 and
                 verdure
                 ,
                 put
                 to
                 his
                 root
                 rich
                 Mould
                 beaten
                 and
                 tempered
                 with
                 the
                 setlings
                 of
                 Oyle
                 Olive
                 ,
                 and
                 mans
                 dung
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 I
                 like
                 better
                 then
                 this
                 stercoration
                 if
                 it
                 have
                 already
                 a
                 benine
                 soyle
                 ,
                 crop
                 the
                 tops
                 and
                 ends
                 of
                 the
                 branches
                 when
                 they
                 first
                 spring
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 reclaime
                 a
                 wild
                 Fig-tree
                 ,
                 water
                 him
                 at
                 the
                 roots
                 with
                 Win●
                 and
                 Oyle
                 mixed
                 together
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 you
                 make
                 á
                 composition
                 of
                 an
                 equall
                 quantity
                 of
                 salt
                 brine
                 and
                 water
                 be●tow
                 this
                 irrigation
                 in
                 a
                 small
                 trench
                 round
                 about
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 tree
                 ,
                 your
                 Figges
                 are
                 prevented
                 from
                 unripe
                 fallings
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 have
                 ea●ly
                 Figs
                 ,
                 water
                 the
                 tree
                 with
                 Oyle
                 and
                 Pigions-dung
                 ,
                 if
                 your
                 ambition
                 be
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 have
                 the
                 earliest
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 latest
                 ,
                 take
                 away
                 the
                 fi●st
                 Buds
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 about
                 the
                 bignesse
                 of
                 a
                 Beane
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 keepe
                 or
                 preserve
                 them
                 ,
                 lay
                 them
                 in
                 a
                 pot
                 of
                 Honey
                 full
                 and
                 well
                 stopped
                 ,
                 but
                 so
                 that
                 they
                 neither
                 touch
                 the
                 sides
                 of
                 the
                 pot
                 ,
                 nor
                 one
                 another
                 .
                 Or
                 take
                 an
                 earthen
                 pot
                 (
                 the
                 Figs
                 being
                 put
                 in
                 )
                 stop
                 it
                 close
                 ,
                 and
                 immerge
                 this
                 Vessell
                 to
                 another
                 f●ll
                 of
                 Wine
                 ,
                 no
                 ●aint
                 or
                 corruption
                 will
                 possesse
                 your
                 Figges
                 so
                 inclosed
                 ,
                 while
                 the
                 Wine
                 retains
                 his
                 goodn●sse
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 plant
                 steeped
                 in
                 brine
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 end
                 thrust
                 into
                 a
                 Sea
                 Onion
                 ,
                 becomes
                 much
                 more
                 fruitfull
                 when
                 planted
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 fruit
                 is
                 of
                 great
                 vertue
                 in
                 making
                 the
                 belly
                 soluble
                 in
                 abundance
                 of
                 nourishment
                 and
                 provocation
                 of
                 sweat
                 ,
                 dryed
                 and
                 mingled
                 with
                 the
                 flower
                 of
                 Linseed
                 or
                 Fenugreeke
                 ,
                 it
                 resolveth
                 and
                 killeth
                 all
                 Impos●umes
                 ,
                 and
                 hard
                 tumours
                 ,
                 in
                 decoctions
                 it
                 assists
                 much
                 in
                 driving
                 away
                 of
                 the
                 Cough
                 ,
                 and
                 difficulty
                 of
                 breath
                 ,
                 which
                 last
                 vertue
                 the
                 fruit
                 also
                 expresseth
                 very
                 happily
                 ,
                 if
                 ste●ped
                 in
                 
                   Aqua
                   vitae
                
                 ,
                 the
                 night
                 precedent
                 ,
                 and
                 taken
                 every
                 morning
                 during
                 the
                 dominion
                 of
                 this
                 disea●e
                 after
                 you
                 ,
                 the
                 Milke
                 of
                 the
                 Fig-tree
                 dropt
                 into
                 the
                 eare
                 killeth
                 the
                 Wormes
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 the
                 Leaves
                 of
                 the
                 Fig-tree
                 rubbed
                 doe
                 provoke
                 the
                 Hemorrhoides
                 ;
                 the
                 juice
                 of
                 Figs
                 is
                 of
                 equall
                 felicity
                 in
                 opening
                 them
                 ,
                 which
                 to
                 increase
                 his
                 excellency
                 amends
                 all
                 roughnesse
                 ,
                 ill
                 conditioned
                 scabs●
                 small
                 pocks
                 ,
                 purpl●s
                 ,
                 freckles
                 ,
                 ringwormes
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 eye-sad
                 blemishes
                 of
                 the
                 
                 face
                 or
                 body
                 therewith
                 anointed
                 ,
                 being
                 first
                 tempered
                 with
                 the
                 flower
                 of
                 parched
                 Barley
                 ,
                 a
                 little
                 Cotten
                 wool
                 dipped
                 in
                 this
                 juice
                 ,
                 and
                 layd
                 upon
                 the
                 aking
                 tooth
                 a●●wageth
                 the
                 paine
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Pomeganate
                 tree
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Pomegranate
                 tree
                 ,
                 which
                 may
                 be
                 planted
                 either
                 from
                 the
                 Branch
                 or
                 succour
                 ,
                 is
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 absolute
                 encouragers
                 of
                 an
                 idle
                 person
                 in
                 the
                 world
                 ;
                 provided
                 ,
                 it
                 be
                 exempt
                 from
                 the
                 intemperate
                 operation
                 of
                 the
                 cold
                 ,
                 neither
                 the
                 torrid
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 barrennesse
                 of
                 the
                 Soyle
                 ,
                 shal
                 make
                 him
                 forgoe
                 his
                 glorious
                 Rubies
                 ;
                 no
                 culture
                 or
                 dressing
                 is
                 required
                 by
                 it
                 :
                 yet
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 set
                 in
                 a
                 rich
                 soyle
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 sure
                 to
                 make
                 an
                 advantage
                 of
                 it
                 to
                 his
                 owne
                 flourishing
                 ,
                 and
                 your
                 profit
                 :
                 the
                 wine
                 thereof
                 (
                 for
                 it
                 affordeth
                 Wine
                 as
                 wel
                 as
                 excellency
                 of
                 fruit
                 )
                 may
                 be
                 made
                 after
                 this
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 Take
                 the
                 ripe
                 kernels
                 ,
                 freed
                 and
                 cleansed
                 from
                 their
                 skins
                 ,
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 Presse
                 ,
                 and
                 exact
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 keep
                 it
                 in
                 Vessels
                 till
                 it
                 is
                 fully
                 fined
                 from
                 all
                 working
                 ,
                 which
                 finished
                 ,
                 distribute
                 such
                 a
                 quantity
                 if
                 Oyle
                 as
                 may
                 float
                 over
                 all
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 Vessel
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 preserves
                 it
                 from
                 sowring
                 or
                 corruption
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Pomegranate
                 apple
                 put
                 in
                 a
                 pot
                 of
                 new
                 earth
                 ,
                 well
                 covered
                 ,
                 and
                 Luted
                 with
                 clay
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 into
                 an
                 Oven
                 so
                 long
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 Fruit
                 may
                 be
                 resolved
                 into
                 powder
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 very
                 Princely
                 vertue
                 ;
                 for
                 (
                 taking
                 the
                 weight
                 of
                 half
                 a
                 crown
                 thereof
                 in
                 red
                 Wine
                 )
                 it
                 miraculously
                 stops
                 the
                 Bloudy
                 flux
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 also
                 good
                 in
                 divers
                 diseases
                 of
                 women
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 because
                 they
                 are
                 more
                 arcanely
                 peculiar
                 to
                 that
                 Sex
                 )
                 I
                 shal
                 forbear
                 to
                 speak
                 of
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Quince
                 tree
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Quince
                 tree
                 groweth
                 much
                 sooner
                 from
                 the
                 Root
                 then
                 Branches
                 :
                 it
                 delighteth
                 in
                 a
                 soyle
                 of
                 a
                 moyst
                 and
                 cold
                 nature
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 therefore
                 be
                 planted
                 towards
                 the
                 more
                 umbragious
                 and
                 coole
                 corners
                 of
                 your
                 Garden
                 .
                 The
                 Garden
                 ,
                 or
                 reclaimed
                 Quince
                 ,
                 beareth
                 two
                 sorts
                 of
                 fruits
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 curiosity
                 hath
                 assigned
                 Sexes
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 are
                 called
                 the
                 Quince
                 and
                 Quincesse
                 ;
                 the
                 Male
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Quince
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 a
                 more
                 wrinkled
                 ,
                 drye
                 ,
                 redolent
                 Fruit
                 ,
                 and
                 golden
                 colour
                 then
                 the
                 Quincesse
                 .
                 If
                 you
                 graft
                 the
                 Male
                 upon
                 the
                 Fe●ale
                 ,
                 or
                 ●convers●
                 ,
                 the
                 Quinces
                 thence
                 proceeding
                 will
                 be
                 tender
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 may
                 be
                 eaten
                 raw
                 ,
                 which
                 without
                 such
                 ●n
                 Hermaphroditisme
                 must
                 of
                 necessity
                 have
                 beene
                 prepared
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 nature
                 ,
                 rather
                 then
                 to
                 eate
                 it
                 crude
                 hath
                 de●igned
                 it
                 .
                 The
                 use
                 of
                 Marmalade
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 preparation
                 is
                 so
                 publickly
                 known
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 unnecessary
                 to
                 repeate
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 not
                 enough
                 to
                 enjoy
                 the
                 delight
                 of
                 these
                 fruits
                 for
                 the
                 Summer
                 onely
                 :
                 The
                 Winter
                 too
                 in
                 reason
                 should
                 claime
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 our
                 Summer
                 contentments
                 ,
                 which
                 cannot
                 bee
                 better
                 expedited
                 then
                 by
                 drying
                 such
                 fruits
                 as
                 are
                 capable
                 of
                 are
                 faction
                 ,
                 and
                 agreeable
                 when
                 dryed
                 ,
                 the
                 principall
                 whereof
                 are
                 the
                 Vine
                 or
                 G●ape
                 ,
                 the
                 Fig
                 ,
                 the
                 Peach
                 ,
                 and
                 Abricot
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 to
                 dry
                 Grapes
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 bee
                 kept
                 .
              
               
                 YOur
                 Grapes
                 being
                 at
                 their
                 just
                 ripenesse
                 ,
                 select
                 the
                 faire●t
                 out
                 of
                 you●
                 Vineyard
                 ,
                 for
                 such
                 quantity
                 as
                 you
                 shall
                 use
                 ,
                 let
                 them
                 lye
                 thin
                 spread
                 while
                 you
                 prepare
                 a
                 Lye
                 for
                 them
                 ,
                 made
                 of
                 faire
                 water
                 and
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 proceeding
                 onely
                 from
                 the
                 cuttings
                 of
                 the
                 Vine
                 without
                 any
                 other
                 mixture
                 of
                 wood
                 whatsoever
                 :
                 seeth
                 this
                 lye
                 till
                 you
                 have
                 made
                 a
                 strong
                 and
                 cleare
                 liquor
                 ,
                 then
                 taking
                 or
                 straining
                 away
                 the
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 put
                 the
                 liquor
                 into
                 a
                 cleane
                 Caldron
                 ,
                 set
                 it
                 againe
                 over
                 the
                 fire
                 till
                 it
                 bee
                 ready
                 to
                 seeth
                 ;
                 then
                 tying
                 the
                 stalkes
                 of
                 your
                 Grapes
                 with
                 thread
                 ,
                 and
                 fastening
                 the
                 thread
                 to
                 such
                 sticks
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 order
                 bunch
                 by
                 bunch
                 ,
                 as
                 Chandlers
                 use
                 to
                 dip
                 their
                 Candles
                 ,
                 which
                 dip
                 them
                 into
                 this
                 lye
                 foure
                 or
                 five
                 severall
                 times
                 :
                 Which
                 done
                 ,
                 let
                 them
                 dry
                 in
                 the
                 Sunne●
                 either
                 so
                 hanging
                 on
                 their
                 sticks
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 is
                 better
                 upon
                 Lattices
                 or
                 Hurdles
                 of
                 Rods
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 untill
                 they
                 bee
                 conveniently
                 dry
                 ;
                 then
                 barrell
                 them
                 ,
                 pressing
                 them
                 very
                 hard
                 and
                 flat
                 in
                 the
                 Vessell
                 ,
                 others
                 dry
                 them
                 upon
                 such
                 Lattices
                 or
                 Hurdles
                 without
                 steeping
                 them
                 even
                 as
                 they
                 c●me
                 from
                 the
                 Vine
                 ,
                 and
                 peradventure
                 more
                 successefully
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 to
                 drie
                 Figges
                 .
              
               
                 LET
                 them
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 Grape
                 )
                 bee
                 gathered
                 very
                 ripe
                 ;
                 then
                 lay
                 and
                 spread
                 them
                 upon
                 Hurdles
                 or
                 Lattices
                 of
                 Reeds
                 or
                 Osier
                 joyned
                 together●
                 with
                 rifts
                 or
                 vacancies
                 betwixt
                 the
                 covering
                 of
                 
                 those
                 Osiers
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 aire
                 transpiring
                 through
                 those
                 voyd
                 spaces
                 may
                 assist
                 the
                 Sunne
                 in
                 the
                 drying
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 you
                 must
                 bee
                 cautious
                 that
                 during
                 their
                 exposure
                 to
                 the
                 open
                 aire
                 no
                 Raine
                 or
                 Dew
                 incommodate
                 them
                 :
                 When
                 they
                 are
                 dry
                 ba●rell
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 poise
                 of
                 pressure
                 used
                 to
                 the
                 Grapes
                 .
                 Others
                 take
                 a
                 bigge
                 Reed
                 or
                 Cane
                 of
                 two
                 or
                 three
                 foot
                 in
                 length
                 ,
                 boring
                 little
                 holes
                 all
                 the
                 length
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 through
                 which
                 they
                 put
                 little
                 sticks
                 of
                 two
                 foot
                 extent
                 ,
                 being
                 the
                 small
                 and
                 sharpe
                 upon
                 which
                 they
                 thread
                 the
                 Figs
                 ,
                 till
                 they
                 are
                 very
                 full
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 hang
                 the
                 Cane
                 in
                 the
                 Sunne
                 ,
                 which
                 dryed
                 they
                 barrell
                 up
                 using
                 the
                 same
                 course
                 as
                 before
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 to
                 dry
                 Peaches
                 and
                 Abricots
                 of
                 all
                 sorts
                 .
              
               
                 WHen
                 they
                 are
                 very
                 ripe
                 ,
                 pare
                 off
                 the
                 upper
                 skin
                 ,
                 cleav●
                 them
                 into
                 foure
                 quarters
                 ,
                 dry
                 them
                 as
                 you
                 did
                 your
                 Fig●●
                 barrell
                 them
                 and
                 keepe
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 Winter
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 manner
                 how
                 you
                 shall
                 prepare
                 them
                 to
                 eate
                 is
                 this
                 ;
                 pr●vide
                 an
                 earthen
                 pot
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 you
                 have
                 washe●
                 your
                 Peaches
                 in
                 faire
                 water
                 ,
                 put
                 them
                 into
                 the
                 pot
                 with
                 as
                 much
                 Wine
                 as
                 will
                 cover
                 the
                 Peaches
                 ,
                 then
                 seeth
                 them
                 halfe
                 a
                 quarter
                 of
                 an
                 houre
                 .
                 They
                 may
                 bee
                 made
                 ready
                 without
                 boyling
                 thus
                 ;
                 let
                 them
                 inf●se
                 three
                 or
                 foure
                 dayes
                 in
                 Wine
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 way
                 they
                 are
                 much
                 better
                 )
                 put
                 to
                 them
                 beaten
                 Cynamon
                 ,
                 and
                 thus
                 they
                 will
                 last
                 a
                 Moneth
                 in
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 eaten
                 every
                 morning
                 they
                 are
                 very
                 wholesome
                 ,
                 and
                 provoke
                 a
                 good
                 appetite
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 fittest
                 seasons
                 for
                 sowing
                 of
                 seeds
                 .
              
               
                 TO
                 prescribe
                 Rules
                 according
                 to
                 our
                 Climate
                 ,
                 to
                 tha●
                 of
                 VIRGINIA
                 ,
                 may
                 have
                 much
                 of
                 affection
                 ,
                 but
                 without
                 all
                 peradventures
                 ,
                 little
                 of
                 Wisdome
                 .
                 Wee
                 must
                 therefore
                 seeke
                 for
                 a
                 nearer
                 correspondence
                 in
                 parallells
                 .
                 Having
                 therefore
                 seene
                 some
                 letters
                 of
                 an
                 ancient
                 date
                 written
                 by
                 Frenchmen
                 ,
                 then
                 employed
                 in
                 VIRGINIA
                 ,
                 to
                 their
                 Intrusters
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 confesse
                 that
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Provinces
                 of
                 FRANCE
                 :
                 None
                 came
                 so
                 neare
                 to
                 that
                 noble
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 as
                 LANGUEDOCK
                 and
                 PROVENCE
                 ,
                 two
                 of
                 the
                 Eyes
                 of
                 that
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 abounding
                 withall
                 the
                 delights
                 and
                 delicacy
                 
                 that
                 ITALY
                 can
                 pretend
                 to
                 ,
                 or
                 SPAIN●
                 boast
                 of
                 ;
                 I
                 could
                 not
                 but
                 apprehend
                 that
                 their
                 times
                 of
                 sation
                 and
                 insition
                 ,
                 of
                 planting
                 and
                 replanting
                 ,
                 might
                 in
                 some
                 measure
                 correspond
                 with
                 that
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 English
                 are
                 now
                 s●ated
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 seene
                 a
                 regular
                 distribution
                 of
                 the
                 moneths
                 and
                 seasons
                 in
                 the
                 yeare
                 for
                 sowing
                 ,
                 grafting●
                 and
                 other
                 offices
                 belonging
                 to
                 the
                 industrious
                 Lovers
                 of
                 Agriculture
                 ;
                 I
                 should
                 both
                 unsatisfie
                 my
                 owne
                 conscience
                 ,
                 and
                 disoblige
                 that
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 Christian
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 if
                 I
                 did
                 not
                 publish
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 same
                 resentment
                 of
                 affection
                 I
                 received
                 it
                 ;
                 not
                 that
                 any
                 should
                 bee
                 so
                 pinioned
                 to
                 these
                 Precepts
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 weather
                 ,
                 inconveniency
                 ,
                 or
                 want
                 of
                 opportunity
                 should
                 make
                 him
                 recede
                 from
                 the
                 punctuall
                 observation
                 of
                 them
                 :
                 But
                 I
                 speake
                 it
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 very
                 strong
                 confidence
                 that
                 the
                 observations
                 of
                 the
                 seasons
                 according
                 to
                 these
                 prescriptions
                 will
                 sort
                 well
                 with
                 V●RGINIA
                 in
                 generall
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Planters
                 in
                 particular
                 ,
                 to
                 whom
                 it
                 is
                 intended
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 it
                 is
                 as
                 exact
                 ●
                 Directory
                 as
                 any
                 yet
                 published
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 am
                 not
                 ignorant
                 that
                 Criticks
                 will
                 laugh
                 at
                 this
                 ;
                 much
                 good
                 doe
                 it
                 them●
                 and
                 why
                 so
                 many
                 Moneths
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 seed
                 ?
                 W●y
                 so
                 many
                 Repetitions
                 ?
                 My
                 Exceptionist
                 forgets
                 that
                 wee
                 not
                 onely
                 covet
                 to
                 have
                 things
                 early
                 ,
                 but
                 their
                 continuance
                 :
                 Will
                 it
                 offend
                 him
                 that
                 wee
                 have
                 Ar●ichokes
                 in
                 May
                 ?
                 and
                 July
                 both
                 ?
                 Because
                 wee
                 may
                 have
                 Cabbage
                 ,
                 Lettuse
                 in
                 April
                 ,
                 shall
                 wee
                 bee
                 forbidden
                 to
                 have
                 any
                 in
                 May
                 :
                 the
                 principall
                 scope
                 of
                 this
                 directer
                 was
                 to
                 show
                 how
                 long
                 such
                 and
                 such
                 seedes
                 might
                 bee
                 continued
                 to
                 bee
                 sowen
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 what
                 Moneth
                 and
                 Moone
                 ,
                 if
                 hee
                 apprehend
                 it
                 not
                 ;
                 I
                 can
                 send
                 him
                 to
                 no
                 Moneth
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 of
                 June
                 ,
                 nor
                 Moone
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 of
                 Midsommer
                 .
              
               
               
                 He
                 that
                 will
                 sow
                 seed
                 ,
                 must
                 know
                 that
                 ,
                 
                   
                     Som●
                     may
                     〈◊〉
                     ●owen
                     at
                     a●●
                     times
                     of
                     the
                     Moneth
                     and
                     Moone
                     ,
                     as
                     ,
                     
                       
                         Asparagus
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Colewort
                         of
                         all
                         sorts
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Spinage
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Lettuse
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Pa●s●ips
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Reddish
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Others
                     would
                     be
                     sowed
                     in
                     a
                     certaine
                     Moneth
                     and
                     Moone●
                     as
                     there
                     must
                     bee
                     sowen
                     in
                     February
                     ,
                     the
                     Moone
                     being
                     —
                     
                       
                         New
                      
                       
                         Full
                         
                           
                             Spike
                          
                           
                             Ga●like
                          
                           
                             B●●age
                          
                           
                             Bug●●sse
                          
                           
                             Ch●●use
                          
                           
                             Cori●nder
                          
                           
                             G●urds
                          
                           
                             W●ter
                             ●●esses
                          
                           
                             M●●●●●ne
                          
                           
                             Pa●ma
                             Christi
                          
                           
                             Flower
                             gen●le
                          
                           
                             W●ite
                             Poppy
                          
                           
                             Pu●s●ane
                          
                           
                             Radish
                          
                           
                             R●●ket
                          
                           
                             Rosemary
                          
                           
                             Sorrell
                          
                           
                             Double
                             Marigold
                          
                           
                             Thyme
                             .
                          
                           
                             Anise
                          
                           
                             Viole●●
                          
                           
                             B●ites
                          
                           
                             Ski●worts
                          
                           
                             Wh●te
                             Succory
                          
                           
                             F●n●
                             〈◊〉
                          
                           
                             P●●●l●y
                             .
                          
                           
                             H●●y
                             ●histle
                          
                           
                             Cole
                             Cabbage
                          
                           
                             White
                             Cole
                          
                           
                             Green
                             Cole
                          
                           
                             Cucumbe●●
                          
                           
                             H●rts-horn●
                          
                           
                             Samp●●●
                          
                           
                             D●●rs
                             graine
                          
                           
                             Spinage
                          
                           
                             Cabbage-Lettuce
                          
                           
                             M●l●●●
                          
                           
                             Onions
                          
                           
                             La●ke●-he●le
                          
                           
                             Burnet
                          
                           
                             Leekes
                             .
                          
                        
                      
                       
                         Old
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 Sow
                 in
                 March
                 the
                 Moone
                 being
                 ,
                 
                   
                     New
                  
                   
                     Full
                     
                       
                         Garlick
                      
                       
                         Borage
                      
                       
                         Cher●ile
                      
                       
                         Cori●nder
                      
                       
                         Gourds
                      
                       
                         M●joran●
                      
                       
                         White
                         Poppy
                      
                       
                         Pu●s●in●
                      
                       
                         Radish
                      
                       
                         Sorr●ll
                      
                       
                         Double
                         Marigold
                      
                       
                         Thyme
                      
                       
                         Violets
                         .
                      
                       
                         Anise
                      
                       
                         Blee●s
                      
                       
                         Skirwor●s
                      
                       
                         Succory
                      
                       
                         ●en●●ll
                      
                       
                         Apples
                         of
                         Love
                      
                       
                         Marvellous
                         Apples
                         .
                      
                       
                         Artichoke●
                      
                       
                         Basil
                      
                       
                         Thi●●le●
                      
                       
                         Blessed
                         Thi●●le
                      
                       
                         Col●
                         Cabbage
                      
                       
                         White
                         Cole
                      
                       
                         Greene
                         Cole
                      
                       
                         Citron●
                      
                       
                         Cucumbers
                      
                       
                         Harts-horne
                      
                       
                         Sampire
                      
                       
                         Di●rs
                         grain●
                      
                       
                         Spinage
                      
                       
                         G●lly●
                         flowers
                      
                       
                         Hyf●op
                      
                       
                         Cabbage
                         Lettuse
                      
                       
                         Melons
                      
                       
                         Onyons
                      
                       
                         Flower
                         gentle
                      
                       
                         Burnet
                      
                       
                         Leeke●
                      
                       
                         Sav●●y
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Old
                  
                
              
               
                 Sow
                 in
                 April
                 the
                 Moon
                 being
                 
                   
                     New
                     
                       
                         Majorane
                      
                       
                         Flower
                         gentle
                      
                       
                         Thyme
                      
                       
                         Violet●●
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Full
                     
                       
                         Apples
                         of
                         Love
                      
                       
                         Marvellous
                         Apples
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Old
                     
                       
                         Artichokes
                      
                       
                         Cabbage
                         Cole
                      
                       
                         Citrons
                      
                       
                         Harts-horne
                      
                       
                         Sampire
                      
                       
                         Gilly
                         flower●
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 May
                 in
                 the
                 old
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 Blessed
                 Thi●le
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 June
                 th●
                 Moone
                 
                   
                     New
                     
                       
                         Go●rds
                      
                       
                         Radishes
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Old
                     
                       
                         Melo●s
                      
                       
                         Cucumbers
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 Jul●
                 the
                 Moone
                 
                   
                     Full
                     
                       
                         White
                         Succory
                      
                       
                         Cabbage
                         Lettu●e
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     Old
                     
                       
                         White
                         Succory
                      
                       
                         Cabbage
                         Lettu●e
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 In
                 August
                 the
                 Moone
                 being
                 Full
                 White
                 Succory
                 .
              
               
               
                 Herbes
                 growing
                 of
                 seedes
                 that
                 are
                 sowne
                 may
                 bee
                 transplanted
                 at
                 all
                 times
                 ,
                 except
                 Chervils
                 ,
                 Arrage
                 ,
                 Spinage
                 ,
                 and
                 Persely
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 nothing
                 worth
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 transplanted
                 ;
                 ever
                 observed
                 that
                 such
                 transplantation
                 bee
                 in
                 a
                 moist
                 ,
                 rainy
                 weather
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 they
                 must
                 bee
                 very
                 diligently
                 watered
                 .
              
               
                 You
                 may
                 take
                 notice
                 that
                 the
                 choise
                 and
                 age
                 of
                 seedes
                 is
                 d●uble
                 ,
                 in
                 chusing
                 them
                 you
                 are
                 to
                 regard
                 that
                 they
                 bee
                 ripe
                 ,
                 full
                 ,
                 heavy
                 ,
                 firme
                 ,
                 grosse
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 colour
                 ,
                 not
                 falling
                 to
                 powder
                 through
                 rottennesse
                 or
                 bruises
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 grow
                 bettter
                 of
                 new
                 seedes
                 ,
                 as
                 Leeks
                 ,
                 Cucumbers
                 .
              
               
                 Others
                 grow
                 better
                 of
                 old
                 seeds
                 ,
                 as
                 Coriander
                 ,
                 Persley
                 ,
                 Savory
                 ,
                 Beets
                 ,
                 Origanum
                 ,
                 Cresses
                 ,
                 Spinage
                 ,
                 Poppey
                 .
              
               
                 Further
                 observe
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 must
                 preserve
                 from
                 cold
                 ,
                 Lettuses
                 ,
                 Artichokes
                 ,
                 Basill
                 ,
                 Cabbage
                 Cole
                 ,
                 Diers
                 graine
                 ,
                 Melons
                 ,
                 fifteene
                 dayes
                 after
                 they
                 put
                 forth
                 from
                 the
                 earth
                 .
              
               
                 Make
                 ●ccount
                 that
                 seedes
                 thrive
                 and
                 prosper
                 much
                 better
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 sowen
                 upon
                 such
                 dayes
                 as
                 are
                 betweene
                 the
                 extreames
                 of
                 cold
                 and
                 heate
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 hot
                 ,
                 cold
                 or
                 dry
                 dayes
                 .
              
               
                 Bee
                 pleased
                 to
                 remember
                 ,
                 that
                 seedes
                 must
                 bee
                 gathered
                 in
                 faire
                 weather
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Wane
                 of
                 the
                 Moone
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 must
                 be
                 kept
                 
                   
                     some
                     in
                     
                       
                         Boxes
                         of
                         wood
                         ,
                         Dry
                         ,
                         and
                         not
                         layd
                         upon
                         the
                         ground
                         ,
                         but
                         kept
                         very
                         cleane
                         .
                      
                       
                         Bagges
                         of
                         Leather
                         ,
                         Dry
                         ,
                         and
                         not
                         layd
                         upon
                         the
                         ground
                         ,
                         but
                         kept
                         very
                         cleane
                         .
                      
                       
                         Vessels
                         of
                         Earth
                         ,
                         Dry
                         ,
                         and
                         not
                         layd
                         upon
                         the
                         ground
                         ,
                         but
                         kept
                         very
                         cleane
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     others
                     ,
                     as
                     
                       
                         Onions
                         ,
                         In
                         their
                         Huske
                         .
                      
                       
                         Chibols
                         ,
                         In
                         their
                         Huske
                         .
                      
                       
                         Leeks
                         ,
                         In
                         their
                         Huske
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     ●o
                     do
                     regularly
                     ,
                     we
                     sho●ld
                     
                       
                         Plant
                         in
                         the
                         la●●
                         of
                         the
                         Moone
                         .
                      
                       
                         Gather
                         Grafts
                         in
                         the
                         la●t
                         but
                         one
                         of
                         the
                         Moone
                         .
                      
                       
                         Graft
                         two
                         dayes
                         after
                         the
                         change
                         of
                         the
                         Moone
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
            
             
               
               
                 An
                 Explication
                 of
                 the
                 Saw-mill
                 ,
                 an
                 Engine
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 by
                 force
                 of
                 a
                 wheele
                 in
                 the
                 water
                 ,
                 to
                 cut
                 Timber
                 with
                 great
                 speed
                 .
              
               
                 THIS
                 Engine
                 is
                 very
                 common
                 in
                 Norway
                 and
                 Mountaines
                 of
                 Sweden
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 they
                 cut
                 gr●at
                 quantity
                 of
                 Deal-bords
                 ;
                 which
                 Engine
                 is
                 very
                 necessary
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 great
                 Towne
                 or
                 Forrest
                 ,
                 to
                 cut
                 Timber
                 ,
                 whether
                 into
                 planks
                 or
                 otherwise
                 .
                 This
                 heer
                 is
                 not
                 altogether
                 like
                 those
                 of
                 Norway
                 :
                 for
                 they
                 make
                 the
                 piece
                 of
                 Timber
                 approch
                 the
                 Sawes
                 on
                 certaine
                 wheels
                 with
                 teeth
                 ;
                 but
                 because
                 of
                 reparations
                 which
                 those
                 toothd
                 wheeles
                 are
                 often
                 subject
                 unto
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 omit
                 that
                 use
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 stead
                 thereof
                 ,
                 put
                 two
                 weights
                 ,
                 about
                 2.
                 or
                 300.
                 pound
                 weight
                 a
                 piece
                 ,
                 whereof
                 one
                 is
                 marked
                 A.
                 the
                 other
                 B.
                 The
                 Cords
                 wherewith
                 the
                 sayd
                 weights
                 doe
                 hang
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 fastned
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 2.
                 peeces
                 of
                 moving
                 wood
                 ,
                 which
                 slide
                 on
                 two
                 other
                 peeces
                 of
                 fixed
                 wood
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 meanes
                 of
                 certaine
                 small
                 pulleys
                 ,
                 which
                 should
                 be
                 within
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 sayd
                 weights
                 should
                 alwayes
                 draw
                 the
                 sayd
                 peeces
                 of
                 moving
                 wood
                 ,
                 which
                 advancing
                 alway
                 towards
                 the
                 Sawes
                 rising
                 and
                 falling
                 ,
                 shall
                 quickly
                 be
                 cut
                 into
                 4.
                 5.
                 or
                 6.
                 peeces
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 shall
                 please
                 to
                 put
                 on
                 Saws
                 ,
                 and
                 placed
                 at
                 what
                 distance
                 you
                 will
                 have
                 for
                 the
                 thicknesse
                 of
                 the
                 planks
                 or
                 bords
                 ye
                 will
                 cut
                 :
                 and
                 when
                 a
                 peece
                 is
                 cut
                 ,
                 then
                 let
                 one
                 with
                 a
                 Lever
                 turne
                 a
                 Rowler
                 ,
                 wherto
                 shall
                 be
                 fastned
                 a
                 strong
                 
                 Cord
                 which
                 shall
                 bring
                 backe
                 the
                 sayd
                 peece
                 of
                 wood
                 ,
                 an●
                 lift
                 again
                 the
                 weights
                 :
                 and
                 after
                 put
                 aside
                 the
                 peece
                 already
                 cut
                 ,
                 to
                 take
                 againe
                 the
                 Sawes
                 against
                 another
                 peece
                 of
                 wood
                 .
                 Which
                 once
                 done
                 ,
                 the
                 ingenious
                 Artist
                 may
                 easily
                 convert
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 an
                 Instrument
                 of
                 threshing
                 wheat
                 ,
                 breaking
                 of
                 hempe
                 or
                 flax
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 as
                 profitable
                 uses
                 .
              
            
             
               FINIS
               .
            
             
          
        
      
    
     
  

